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June 3, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The more I learn about my government, the more I love my guns”

"The more I learn about my government, the more I like/love/want my guns" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The more I learn about my government... The more I love…

June 3, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The more I learn about my government, the more I want my guns”

"The more I learn about my government, the more I like/love/want my guns" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The more I learn about my government... The more I love…

July 5, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The more you know, the crazier you look”

"The more you know, the crazier you look" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Conspiracy theorists, for example, can sound crazy to many people who have no idea what they…

January 16, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The more you research, the crazier you sound to ignorant people”

"The more you research, the crazier you sound to ignorant people" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Don Freeman on…

June 22, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war”

Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) said in 1939, "The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war." The saying was also used by U.S. General Hugh Aloysius Drum…

May 30, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The most dangerous thing about marijuana is getting caught with it”

A popular political argument is that marijuana is more or less harmless and that "the most dangerous thing about marijuana is getting caught with it." "The most dangerous thing about…

December 9, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it’s so rare”

Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) was elected New York senator in 1976. On March 1, 1976, Moynihan endorsed Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson, a Washington senator, for the Democrat nomination…

April 11, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The most impressive thing about Covid is how it turned a systemically racist patriarchy into a trustworthy government…”

"The most impressive thing about Covid is how it turned a systemically racist patriarchy into a trustworthy government who cannot be questioned" is a saying that has been printed on many…

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

“The most violent element in society is ignorance”

"The most violent element in society is ignorance" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It was said by anarchist political activist and writer Emma Goldman (1869-1940)…

May 29, 2024
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“The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten”

"The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is usually credited to American attorney and politician…

April 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The Nazis had a phrase which covered all abuses by the state: ‘Für Ihre Sicherheit’”

"The Nazis had a phrase that covered all abuses by the State: 'Für euer sischerheit' ---> 'It's for your safety'" was posted on Facebook by Go Pray USA on…

October 20, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The new American dream is to be left the hell alone”

The American dream is "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the Declaration of Independence states. To many people, the American dream is simply to be left alone, free of government…

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

“The new Covid variant is communism”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic had several variants to the disease. Several people said that the final Covid variant is communism. "yes and it's variant is Communism" was posted…

August 25, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The New World Order is the real virus”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to protests against governments and the New World Order. "New World Order Is The Virus Spreading All The Social Diseases" was posted on Twitter by…

August 25, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The New World Order is the virus”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to protests against governments and the New World Order. "New World Order Is The Virus Spreading All The Social Diseases" was posted on Twitter by…

September 11, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The New York City police chief said, ‘We will never forget 9/11’” (joke)

Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. English stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr told this joke:…

May 15, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The New York Times is the official leak of the State Department”

The New York (NY) Times has been called the "paper of record." When politicians wanted information to be seen, they "leaked" the information to the Times. WikiLeaks (launched in…

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

“The next Covid variant is communism”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic had several variants to the disease. Several people said that the final Covid variant is communism. "yes and it's variant is Communism" was posted…

December 26, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The NSA walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A joke involving the National Security Agency (NSA) is: "The NSA walks into a bar.…

August 25, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The NWO is the real virus”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to protests against governments and the New World Order. "New World Order Is The Virus Spreading All The Social Diseases" was posted on Twitter by…

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