American - Politician | July 19, 1857 - March 30, 1943
Don't try to talk anyone out of concentrating his hatred on Ayn Rand or any other dead person. It can't harm the dead. Diverted to a living person, it might actually do harm.
John McCarthy
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The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't trust anyone over ninety'.
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Of course, Third World leaders love you. By ascribing third world ills to First World sins, you absolve them of blame for their countries' failure to advance.
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Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.
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My opinion is that he's a swindler and you're a sucker.
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There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the promises he made in order to get elected; that's when he doesn't forget them.
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Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-interested enough to work hard at them for money.
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Committing genocide on behalf of an institution generates greater loyalty to it than merely getting people fired from their jobs on its behalf.
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An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice.
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If I owned Marseilles and Hell, I'd rent out Marseilles and live in Hell.
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Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.
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An excessive knowledge of Marxism is a sign of a misspent youth.
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