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...when dogma enters the brain, all intellectual activity ceases.
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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Editors always amputate the brain first and preserve a good-looking corpse.
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The Constitution admittedly has a few defects and blemishes, but it still seems a hell of a lot better than the system we have now.
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The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking.
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Having a spine is overrated. If everybody squealed and ran away, there'd be no more wars.
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It is a great privilege to be conscious in this universe. Those who understand, shine like stars.
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I think I got off on the wrong planet. Beam me up Scotty, there's no rational life here.
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Voting wouldn't excite me unless it included electing the directors of the big banks and corporations, who make the real decisions that affect our lives. It's hard to get excited about the trained seals in Washington.
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