Interesting Quotes - Page 5

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.

- Eugene McCarthy

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

- H. L. Mencken

As democracy is perfected, the [Presidency] represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

- H. L. Mencken

Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.

- Unknown

Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein wasn't the monster. Wisdom is knowing that he was.

- Unknown

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Level 89

Sep 25, 2018

#23

Level 82

Oct 15, 2018

Democracy perfected. Yep. Pretty much what finally killed any remaining faith I had in this form of government...

Level 89

Nov 14, 2018

#22 He sounds like a link to NSFW site.

For that matter, to each his own on #24.

Level 45

Nov 15, 2018

A perfect democracy is a Utopia. But such a Utopia requires a perfect society first.

Level 82

Feb 9, 2019

^which will never exist because people are morons.

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Level 66

Feb 15, 2019

I have this great Idea for a new form of government! Essentially, instead of having voting, we all just flip coins. Time to elect a president? Flip a coin! Need to pass a bill? Flip a coin? Want to declare war? Flip a coin! Rolling dice is also an acceptable alternative.

+10

Level 82

Feb 23, 2019

Wolf: that would be an improvement over Trump for sure.

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Level 59

Aug 7, 2019

I don't approve of Trump either, but I don't want to start a debate in the quote section of all places.

Level 71

Jan 1, 2020

How would you choose a president solely by a coin flip? You'd have to only have 2 candidates for it to work but in America every primary season we have probably 1,000 primary candidates.

Level 63

Apr 11, 2020

You'd just flip, and whoever won would be flipped against someone else, all the way to the two finalists. You'd only use 500 pennies.

Level 20

May 18, 2020

so, like all the candidates will be in a bracket?

Level 46

Apr 16, 2021

what if trump had won the coin flip? would you hate that idea now?

Level 60

Jan 31, 2022

Rock Paper Scissors tournament

Level 63

Dec 9, 2023

Here's one

Level 20

May 18, 2020

this is literally happening right now....

Level 59

Aug 28, 2020

...how? There is much to much partisan conflict for our leader to represent the soul of our country. I would say the same about Biden if he won. I'm just saying that we are very far from that utopia.

Level 60

Jan 31, 2022

I think he meant that the White House was adorned by a moron

Level 56

Apr 20, 2022

@MiecraftMan It has been for the past few elections.

Level 89

Oct 4, 2018

McCarthy's bureaucracy faltered, huh?

Level 40

Feb 22, 2019

Mencken may have died 60 years before Trump, but number 23 was a sure reference to him.

Some people never go out of style.

Level 46

Apr 19, 2021

dont tunnel vision on the moron part. trump didn't make the majority of people happy. a more fitting example would be biden. the majority of people are happy, and he is a complete moron

Level 56

Apr 20, 2022

I feel like both are morons

Level 72

Feb 6, 2024

People certainly don't seem happy about him either.

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Level 53

May 30, 2019

Everyone is talking about no.23 and here I am living life by no.24

Level ∞

Apr 30, 2020

"Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other."

Level 62

Jan 28, 2021

What is it if I don't know what Frankenstein was?

Level 71

Dec 12, 2021

It is a clever little saying: Dr. Frankenstein built a being out of different pieces, this creature is usually called the 'monster'. Many people think that the monster's name is Frankenstein, so the saying means that 'Knowing that Frankenstein wasn't the monster' is knowledge, but goes on to say that Dr. Frankenstein was really a monster for building the poor creature ...... and if you think that, then that is wisdom.

Level 56

May 2, 2022

#24 haha

Level 37

Dec 29, 2023

Both the Frankenstein and "monster" created by him can be classified as monsters. Frankenstein made a creature, which was destined to be alone, and he wouldn't do anything about it, which made the "monster" bring to dead his creator and creator's family.

Level 72

Feb 6, 2024

The problem with #23 is that it assumes that the will of the people is static when it's fluid and ever-changing. We might make some strides, but it will never be perfected. Got to say, though, we certainly don't have a shortage of morons.

Level 57

Apr 14, 2024

25- Wisdom is knowing not to bring it up every time someone gets it wrong