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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - April 26, 2012

I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.: Randall Jarrell (1914 - 1965)
Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box.: Italian Proverb
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.: Doug Larson
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.: Michael Crichton (1942 - 2008), Caltech Michelin Lecture, January 17, 2003

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