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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 30, 2017

The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.: John Ciardi (1916 - 1986)
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.: Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.: Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832)
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.: Ralph W. Sockman

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