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We may freak out globally, but we suffer locally.

American dreams are strongest in the hearts of those who have seen America only in their dreams.

Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.

I think because of their terrible past, particularly this century, the Chinese have come to accept cruelty more than many other people, which is something I feel very unhappy about.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay.

You’ll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

People have the illusion that all over the world, all the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world, most of the time, nothing is happening.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.