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It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea.
Robert Anton Wilson
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Robert Anton Wilson
Age: 74 †
Born: 1932
Born: January 18
Died: 2007
Died: January 11
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History, sociology, economics, psychology et al. confirmed Joyce's view of Everyman as victim.
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You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.
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The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness.
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