John McCarthy
Politician
1857-07-19
Quotes by John McCarthy
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It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because people who cannot live by bread alone too often kill other people in consequence of the fights they get into.
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The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't trust anyone over ninety'.
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Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.
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Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.
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Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.
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My opinion is that he's a swindler and you're a sucker.
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Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.
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Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.
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When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.
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Honor among thieves is the ancestor of all honor.
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Of course, Third World leaders love you. By ascribing third world ills to First World sins, you absolve them of blame for their countries' failure to advance.
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When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.
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Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas the same people stir their drinks clockwise when visiting the Southern Hemisphere.
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His ambition is to be the spider in the World Wide Web.
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