The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That's one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population -- the intelligent ones or the fools? I think we can agree it's the fools, no matter where you go in this world, it's the fools that form the overwhelming majority.
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I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.
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China has no income tax, no unemployment and not a single soldier outside its borders.
The common good comes before the private good.
The common good comes before the private good.
