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  1. 10-21-2014, 11:19 AM #157
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    "It seems that 'we have never gone to war for conquest, for exploitation, nor for territory'; we have the word of a president [McKinley] for that. Observe, now, how Providence overrules the intentions of the truly good for their advantage. We went to war with Mexico for peace, humanity and honor, yet emerged from the contest with an extension of territory beyond the dreams of political avarice. We went to war with Spain for relief of an oppressed people [the Cubans], and at the close found ourselves in possession of vast and rich insular dependencies [primarily the Philippines] and with a pretty tight grasp upon the country for relief of whose oppressed people we took up arms. We could hardly have profited more had 'territorial aggrandizement' been the spirit of our purpose and heart of our hope. The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations." : Ambrose Bierce, Warlike America
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  2. 10-21-2014, 07:09 PM #158
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    The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.
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  3. 10-22-2014, 10:22 AM #159
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    In a battle of wits; well, something 'bout unfair advantage ....

    Reloading is pointless when you are shooting blanks ...
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  4. 10-22-2014, 11:21 AM #160
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    A 17 is like a stepmother. Sometimes you want to hit it, but you can't.
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  5. 10-22-2014, 11:28 AM #161
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    “The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.”

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  6. 10-22-2014, 02:36 PM #162
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    I haven't read through all the quotes, but a guy I was talking to in Reno last week said, "What's the difference between someone praying in church, and praying in a casino?", "In the casino, he means it!".

    I got a laugh about that one.
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  7. 10-23-2014, 07:45 PM #163
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    First they ignore you
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  8. 10-24-2014, 09:06 AM #164
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    “I suspected I was just part of a racket at the time. Now I am sure of it. Like all members of the military profession I never had an original thought until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher- ups. This is typical with everyone in the military service.” : General Smedley Butler. USMC (Ret.)
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  9. 10-24-2014, 12:11 PM #165
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    "'Shut up', he explained."

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  10. 10-24-2014, 02:06 PM #166
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    Democracy is a device that ensures that we shall be governed no better than we deserve. GB Shaw
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  11. 10-25-2014, 07:29 AM #167
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    Quote Originally Posted by moo321 View Post
    A 17 is like a stepmother. Sometimes you want to hit it, but you can't.
    Haha I always heard it as the sister-in-law hand.
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  12. 10-25-2014, 11:29 AM #168
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    "I believe in luck. How else can you explain the success of those you dislike?" -Jean Cocteau

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  13. 10-25-2014, 11:43 AM #169
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