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2026-09-20 06:00:23 UTC

"The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive."
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2026-09-20 03:00:40 UTC

"We will do almost anything for our visions, except think about them."
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2026-09-20 00:01:27 UTC

"Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare."
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2026-09-19 21:00:05 UTC

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
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2026-09-19 18:00:22 UTC

"The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy."
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2026-09-19 15:00:39 UTC

2026-09-19 12:00:50 UTC

"We will do almost anything for our visions, except think about them."
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2026-09-19 09:01:04 UTC

"Knowledge may be enjoyed as a speculative diversion, but it is needed for decision making."
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2026-09-19 06:00:27 UTC

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
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2026-09-19 03:00:36 UTC

"Civilization is an enormous device for economizing on knowledge."
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2026-09-19 00:00:54 UTC

2026-09-18 21:00:12 UTC

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
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2026-09-18 18:00:54 UTC

"Too many Republicans treat English as a second language, with Beltway lingo being their native tongue."
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2026-09-18 15:00:50 UTC

"Before attempting to determine the effect of institutions, it is necessary to consider the inherent circumstances, constraints, and impelling forces."
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2026-09-18 12:00:54 UTC

"I'm always embarrassed when people say that I'm courageous. Soldiers are courageous. Policemen are courageous. Firemen are courageous. I just have a thick hide and disregard what silly people say."
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2026-09-18 09:00:11 UTC

"The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics."
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2026-09-18 03:00:46 UTC

"Before attempting to determine the effect of institutions, it is necessary to consider the inherent circumstances, constraints, and impelling forces."
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2026-09-18 00:01:04 UTC

2026-09-17 21:00:18 UTC

"What the welfare system and other kinds of governmental programs are doing is paying people to fail. In so far as they fail, they receive the money; in so far as they succeed, even to a moderate extent, the money is taken away."
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2026-09-17 18:00:37 UTC

"Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric."
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2026-09-17 15:00:48 UTC

"Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare."
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2026-09-17 12:01:58 UTC

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2026-09-17 03:01:05 UTC

"If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago and a racist today."
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2026-09-16 21:00:50 UTC

"Civilization is an enormous device for economizing on knowledge."
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2026-09-16 18:00:13 UTC

2026-09-16 15:00:48 UTC

"If there is one thing that is bipartisan in Washington, it is brazen hypocrisy."
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2026-09-16 12:00:24 UTC

"Civilization is an enormous device for economizing on knowledge."
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2026-09-16 09:00:35 UTC

"We will do almost anything for our visions, except think about them."
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2026-09-16 06:00:59 UTC

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
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2026-09-16 03:00:13 UTC

"Socialism sounds great. It has always sounded great. And it will probably always continue to sound great. It is only when you go beyond rhetoric, and start looking at hard facts, that socialism turns out to be a big disappointment, if not a disaster."
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2026-09-16 00:00:34 UTC

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2026-09-15 18:00:12 UTC

2026-09-15 12:01:29 UTC

"Too many Republicans treat English as a second language, with Beltway lingo being their native tongue."
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2026-09-15 09:00:54 UTC

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2026-09-15 03:00:27 UTC

"Before attempting to determine the effect of institutions, it is necessary to consider the inherent circumstances, constraints, and impelling forces."
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2026-09-15 00:00:51 UTC

"Too many Republicans treat English as a second language, with Beltway lingo being their native tongue."
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2026-09-14 21:00:23 UTC

"Knowledge may be enjoyed as a speculative diversion, but it is needed for decision making."
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2026-09-14 18:01:27 UTC

2026-09-14 15:00:27 UTC

2026-09-14 12:01:34 UTC

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
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2026-09-14 09:01:21 UTC

2026-09-14 06:00:15 UTC

"Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare."
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2026-09-14 03:00:37 UTC

"Civilization is an enormous device for economizing on knowledge."
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2026-09-14 00:00:56 UTC

"Too many Republicans treat English as a second language, with Beltway lingo being their native tongue."
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2026-09-13 21:00:16 UTC

"Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare."
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2026-09-13 18:00:42 UTC

2026-09-13 15:00:32 UTC

"If there is one thing that is bipartisan in Washington, it is brazen hypocrisy."
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2026-09-13 12:01:27 UTC

"Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric."
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2026-09-13 09:01:01 UTC

"Knowledge may be enjoyed as a speculative diversion, but it is needed for decision making."
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2026-09-13 06:00:31 UTC

2026-09-13 03:00:31 UTC

"Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric."
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2026-09-12 21:00:11 UTC

2026-09-12 18:00:51 UTC

"The cavemen had the same natural resources at their disposal as we have today, and the difference between their standard of living and ours is a difference between the knowledge they could bring to bear on those resources and the knowledge used today."
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2026-09-12 15:00:46 UTC

2026-09-12 12:01:24 UTC

"If there is one thing that is bipartisan in Washington, it is brazen hypocrisy."
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2026-09-12 09:00:18 UTC

"Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare."
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2026-09-12 06:01:00 UTC

"Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric."
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2026-09-12 03:00:56 UTC

2026-09-12 00:00:34 UTC

"Before attempting to determine the effect of institutions, it is necessary to consider the inherent circumstances, constraints, and impelling forces."
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2026-09-11 21:00:37 UTC

"If there is one thing that is bipartisan in Washington, it is brazen hypocrisy."
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2026-09-11 18:00:51 UTC

2026-09-11 15:01:03 UTC

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
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2026-09-11 12:01:04 UTC

2026-09-11 09:00:40 UTC

"We will do almost anything for our visions, except think about them."
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2026-09-11 06:01:36 UTC

"Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric."
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2026-09-11 03:00:13 UTC

2026-09-11 00:01:07 UTC

2026-09-10 21:00:48 UTC

2026-09-10 18:01:38 UTC

"If there is one thing that is bipartisan in Washington, it is brazen hypocrisy."
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2026-09-10 15:00:14 UTC

"Knowledge may be enjoyed as a speculative diversion, but it is needed for decision making."
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2026-09-10 12:01:19 UTC

2026-09-10 09:00:30 UTC

"Too many Republicans treat English as a second language, with Beltway lingo being their native tongue."
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2026-09-10 06:01:45 UTC

"Before attempting to determine the effect of institutions, it is necessary to consider the inherent circumstances, constraints, and impelling forces."
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2026-09-10 00:01:13 UTC

2026-09-09 18:01:27 UTC

"Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric."
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2026-09-09 15:01:10 UTC

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
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2026-09-09 12:00:27 UTC

2026-09-09 09:00:36 UTC

"Before attempting to determine the effect of institutions, it is necessary to consider the inherent circumstances, constraints, and impelling forces."
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2026-09-09 06:09:33 UTC

"Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare."
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2026-09-09 03:00:47 UTC

"Too many Republicans treat English as a second language, with Beltway lingo being their native tongue."
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2026-09-09 00:01:15 UTC

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
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2026-09-08 21:00:25 UTC

2026-09-08 18:01:04 UTC

"Civilization is an enormous device for economizing on knowledge."
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2026-09-08 15:01:02 UTC

"We will do almost anything for our visions, except think about them."
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2026-09-08 09:00:35 UTC

2026-09-08 03:00:52 UTC

2026-09-08 00:00:38 UTC

2026-09-07 21:00:50 UTC

2026-09-07 18:02:14 UTC

"Too many Republicans treat English as a second language, with Beltway lingo being their native tongue."
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2026-09-07 15:00:08 UTC

2026-09-07 12:01:53 UTC

2026-09-07 09:00:33 UTC

"Knowledge may be enjoyed as a speculative diversion, but it is needed for decision making."
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2026-09-07 03:00:49 UTC

"Before attempting to determine the effect of institutions, it is necessary to consider the inherent circumstances, constraints, and impelling forces."
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2026-09-07 00:01:51 UTC

2026-09-06 21:00:31 UTC

2026-09-06 18:01:17 UTC

"We will do almost anything for our visions, except think about them."
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2026-09-06 15:00:52 UTC