Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Quote by Steve Allen

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Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out...

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out...

If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war.

If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is - holy war.

I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's...

I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's...

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

Dark energy is perhaps the biggest mystery in physics.

Dark energy is perhaps the biggest mystery in physics.

The hair is real - it's the head that's a fake.

The hair is real - it's the head that's a fake.

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

The problem is that once the untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a...

The problem is that once the untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a...

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The...

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The...

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half...

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half...

One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do...

One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do...

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual...

Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless

Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless

The printed page conveys information and commitment, and requires active involvement. Television conveys emotion and...

The printed page conveys information and commitment, and requires active involvement. Television conveys emotion and...

Television is not vulgar because people are vulgar; it is vulgar because people are similar...

Television is not vulgar because people are vulgar; it is vulgar because people are similar...

I don't like to watch golf on television because I can't stand people who whisper

I don't like to watch golf on television because I can't stand people who whisper

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is...

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is...

I think a newspaper should be provocative, stir 'em up, but you can't do that...

I think a newspaper should be provocative, stir 'em up, but you can't do that...

Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white.

Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white.