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“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.”
― George Orwell, Why I Write

“Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally.”
― John Maynard Keynes, General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
― Upton Sinclair, I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked