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“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.”
― Thomas Paine, The American Crisis

“You tell them a lie, and then when you don’t need it anymore you tell them another lie and tell them they’re progressing along the road to wisdom. Then instead of laughing they follow you even more, hoping that at the heart of all the lies they’ll find the truth. And bit by bit they accept the unacceptable. Amazing.”
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

“I said to him, ‘There is no royal road to learning, sire,’ and he said to me, ‘Bloody well build one or I shall have your legs chopped off. Use as many slaves as you like.’ A refreshingly direct approach, I always thought. Not a man to mince words. People, yes. But not words.”
― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

“He could think in italics. Such people need watching. Preferably from a safe distance.”
― Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms

“The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.”
― Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms

“He can’t stop us. We’re on a mission from Glod.”
― Terry Pratchett, Soul Music