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If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to?
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Bette Midler (1945 - )
The right to vote is a *consequence*, not a primary cause, of a free social system -- and its value depends on the constitutional structure implementing and strictly delimiting the voters' power; unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny.
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Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982)
The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.
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Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993)
Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, especially if the goods are worthless.
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Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951)
This country has been strip-mined by rich and powerful interests. If you dont like what they're doing, don't just sit there. Vote them out.
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Ralph Nader (1934 - ), Playboy Interview - June 1992
Big nations are like chickens. They like to make big noises, but very often it is no more than squabbling.
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Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Playboy Interview - December 1963
No national political party is going to nominate another right-wing candidate for a long time.
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Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Playboy Interview - May 1966
Racism, pollution and the rest of it are themselves very close to extinction.
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R. Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983), Playboy Interview - February 1972
The human race may well become extinct before the end of the century.
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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Playboy Interview - March 1963
The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it! (It's rather like getting tenure.)
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Daniel Dennett, from CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLAINED p. 177
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