Wars are seldom caused by spontaneous hatreds between people, for peoples in general are too ignorant of one another to have grievances and too indifferent to what goes on beyond their borders to plan conquests. They must be urged to the slaughter by politicians who know how to alarm them.
Quote by Henry Mencken
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The essence of a self-reliant and autonomous culture is an unshakeable egoism.
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All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
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Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable.
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