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"Civilizations, like the penis, rise and fall, and when the towers and the battlements crumble into the earth, they return to the embrace of the Great Mother." ~ William Irwin Thompson
"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." - Will Rogers
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"THE ONLY GOOD GOVERNMENT IS A BAD ONE...
IN A HELL OF A FRIGHT." ~ Joyce Cary
I don't agree, Joyce. I believe the only acceptable government is SELF-GOVERNMENT. But for that to happen, enough of the population must first deprogram and derobotize itself. ~ Antares
[From The Things They Say About Politicians, compiled by K. Das; illustrated by Antares, 1987. First published 18 September 2009, reposted 25 December 2011 & 18 December 2015]