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October 8, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Natural immunity is science. Just not the revenue generating kind”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines "natural immunity" as immunity "acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease."…

April 16, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Net Zero is a death cult”

"Net Zero is a death cult" is a saying/slogan that has been printed on several images. "Net Zero" refers to a movement for "net zero emissions" (emissions of carbon…

November 29, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never accept the government infringing upon your freedom as necessary or justified”

"Never accept the government infringing upon your freedom as necessary or justified" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "Never accept the government infringing upon your…

July 16, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel”

"Never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel" is a popular saying in politics that means don't argue with the press (especially newspapers), who can publicize an opinion like…

October 22, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never argue with a man whose job depends on not being convinced”

MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews frequently uses this quote that Matthews attributes to H. L. Mencken (1880-1956): “Never argue with a man whose job depends on not being convinced." The…

October 12, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never book a judge by his cover” (joke)

"Don't judge a book by its cover" is a popular proverb. As one jocular story has it, a judge dressed up in a convict's costume for a Halloween party. A policeman thought he was…

July 17, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never cover a judge by his book”

"Don't judge a book by its cover" is an old proverb. "You can't cover a judge by his book" is a jocular variation that was used in a song by the Pheremones in 1992. A…

September 17, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world”

Margaret Mead (1901-1978) was a well-known anthropologist who received degrees from Barnard College and Columbia University. She's known today for a quotation she might not have said:…

January 8, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never entrust your life to those whom you can’t trust with your wallet”

"Never trust your life with people you can't trust with your wallet" and "Never entrust your life to those whom you can't trust with your wallet" are sayings that have…

January 2, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never forget—governments are the all time leader in mass killings”

"Never forget -- governments are the all time leader in mass killings" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "never forget governments are the all time leader in mass…

July 4, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never forget that you have every right to question any individual, system, movement, or group…”

"Never forget that you have every right to question any individual, system, movement, or group that only tolerates you when you think and behave exactly like them" is a saying that has…

March 23, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder” (military saying)

"Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder" -- that is, it's probably of the cheapest quality -- was part of a jocular "Murphy's Laws of Combat"…

October 17, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never get caught in bed with a dead woman or a live man”

Heterosexual affairs by politicians have historically been tolerated, but homosexuals affairs have not. "Never get caught in bed with a dead woman or a live man" (or, "Never get…

September 30, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never give an opponent free publicity”

"Never give an opponent free publicity" is a political maxim of unknown authorship. The rule applies most to a candidate who is ahead in the polls; the front-running candidate can simply…

February 10, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never give support to a law unless you would let your worst enemy enforce it”

"Photo: http://tmblr.co/ZSqJtwUEbvJF 'Never give support to a #law unless you would let your worst enemy enforce it'" was posted on Twitter by iambinarymind on September 28,…

February 17, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never hold an inquiry unless you know what the outcome will be”

"Never hold an inquiry unless you know what the outcome will be" is a popular political philosophy in Australia. "Never hold an inquiry unless you know the outcome" was cited in…

September 3, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never judge presidential timber by its bark”

The New York City humor magazine Life published on June 28, 1923: "THE presidential candidates have started roaring. But you should never judge presidential timber by its bark."…

October 18, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never let anyone take away your freedom because of the greater good. Freedom is the greater good”

Government sometimes seeks to suspend personal freedoms and liberty "for the greater good." The saying "Freedom is the greater good" has been printed on many images.…

October 18, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never let anyone take away your liberty for the greater good. Liberty is the greater good”

Government sometimes seeks to suspend personal freedoms and liberty "for the greater good." The saying "Freedom is the greater good" has been printed on many images.…

June 7, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Never let people who have done nothing tell you how to do anything”

"Never let people who have done nothing tell you how to do anything" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Politicians are usually shown in the image. Twitter…

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