When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.

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An excessive knowledge of Marxism is a sign of a misspent youth.

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A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

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Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

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If I owned Marseilles and Hell, I'd rent out Marseilles and live in Hell.

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When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.

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Foolishness is rarely a matter of lack of intelligence or even lack of information.

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Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.

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Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.

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Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name his favorite pig.

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