Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy.

Quote by P J O'Rourke

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Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

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Schools, including universities, must insist upon the prestige of reading and especially of reading old...