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• Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
  -- George Orwell...
• For ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting solidity or exactness of beauty.
  -- Plutarch (46-120 AD) -- Life of Pericle...
• Ah Sin was his name. -- Francis Bret Harte (1839-1902) -- Plain Language from Truthful Jame
• With the smile that was childlike and bland.
  -- Francis Bret Harte (1839-1902) -- Plain Language from Truthful Jame...
• The interest of the people [lies] in being able to join organizations, advocate causes, and make political "mistakes" without being subjected to government penalties.
  -- Justice Hugo Black (1886-1971)...
• Breast Feeding should not be attempted by fathers with hairy chests, since they can make the baby sneeze and give it wind.
  -- Mike Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac...
• Respectable people do not write music or make love as a career. -- Alexander Borodi