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As soon as I hear of a right, I want it.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Soon
Hear
Rights
Right

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Liberal Doctrine: it is not children who misbehave, but parents.
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A fastidious taste is best indoors, away from nature and the city.
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The critic roams through culture, looking for prey.
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Every life has a love story, even though the beloved may be imaginary, or a cat.
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One's fetishes are fascinating, but not because of their beauty or significance. The same could be said for one's genitals, or one's children.
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I do not remember joy or sorrow in childhood, but listening for clues.
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I feel disappointed, but I don't remember just what I expected.
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No one can remember himself as an unpleasant child.
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I am skeptical in principle, gullible in practice.
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Skepticism does not preserve us from foolhardy deeds.
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Reading a great book causes jolts and frights.
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Many count on their disadvantages to cover for them.
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In middle age, going naked contributes little to public enjoyment.
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Nature knows no difference between weeds and flowers.
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Saying I feel guilty is a mere form of words. Saying I feel ashamed is not.
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The language of pornography is abusive, that of romance adoring. Both are addressed to a fetish.
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Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts.
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Every perversion has survived many tests of its capabilities.
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