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The West is not simply better than non-Western cultures, it is vastly, fundamentally better. Hellenic culture is the only truly human civilization, the only one for which human reason, not animal stultification, is the ideal. We must defend the West's superiority, completely and immediately, or we will lose it forever.
- — Greg Swann
To recognize knowledge as ignorance is noble; but to regard ignorance as knowledge is evil.
- — Buddha
The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave.
- — Alexis de Tocqueville
There’s always someone telling you not to do something. The main thing is just to ignore them.
- — Tim Robbins
We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- — Thomas Jefferson
Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.
- — Adam Smith
Any twelve people who can’t get themselves out of jury duty are not my peers.
Democracy, too, is a religion. It is the worship of jackals by jackasses.
- — H.L. Mencken
Man has almost constant occasion for the help of his brethren, and it is in vain for him to expect it from their benevolence only.
- — Adam Smith
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
- — Edward Abbey
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