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April 22, 2023
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“There are conspiring satanic billionaires paying lying millionaires to keep telling brainwashed…”

"There are conspiring satanic billionaires paying lying millionaires to keep telling the brainwashed wage slaves not to believe the conspiracy theories/theorists" is a saying that has…

October 2, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are no accidental visits by politicians”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Omaha (NB) World-HeraldPublished Friday September 17, 2010Palin slams Republican 'elites'By Robynn TysverWORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER DES MOINES – Sarah Palin…

December 15, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are no accidents in politics”

Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) took a low profile in the 1960 presidential election; only after his son, John F. Kennedy, won the election did both father and son appear in photographs…

March 3, 2013
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“There are no atheists in foxholes”

"There are no atheists in foxholes" is a saying that was popularized during World War II in April 1942, as the United States lost Bataan (in the Philippines) to Japanese forces. The…

April 1, 2013
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“There are no ex-Marines”

The United States Marine Corps was founded in 1775. Once someone has earned the title "Marine" that person is a Marine for life: there are (1) active duty Marines, (2) retired Marines,…

February 9, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“There are no good cops. There are no bad dogs”

"No bad dogs. No good cops" (or "No good cops. No bad dogs") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "no bad dogs, no good cops" was posted on X/Twitter by…

June 23, 2013
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“There are no guilty men in prison” (prison adage)

"There are no guilty men in prison" is an old prison adage; seemingly every prisoner claims that he or she is innocent and was wrongly charged and convicted. The saying has no particular…

June 3, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are no gun ‘bans.’ There are only government monopolies on guns”

The following meme about guns was posted on Facebook by Rebecca Parrott on May 26, 2023, but is of unknown authorship: "There are nogun 'bans' -- thereare only governmentmonopolies…

May 14, 2019
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“There are no jobs on a dead planet”

"There are no jobs on a dead planet" is an environmentalist saying that has been printed on many images. The saying disagrees with the philosophy of some that saving the environment kills…

November 13, 2010
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“There are no lost causes because there are no gained causes”

T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) wrote in 1929: "If we take the widest and wisest view of a Cause, there is no such thing as a Lost Cause because there is no such thing as a Gained Cause. We fight for…

September 6, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are no votes in foreign aid” (political adage)

"There are no votes in foreign aid" is an old political adage. Politicians gain votes bringing money back to their districts -- not by sending money out of the country. "There are no…

March 29, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are only three lawyer jokes –- the rest are true stories”

"There are only three lawyer jokes -- the rest are true stories" is one of the most popular of lawyer jokes. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1992 and is of unknown…

April 1, 2015
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“There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them”

"There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them" has been credited to George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950) since at least…

September 19, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are three parties in Congress: Republicans, Democrats and Appropriators”

There is a United States House Committee on Appropriations and there is a United States Senate Committee on Appropriations. An Appropriations Committee appointment usually has been coveted for its…

April 26, 2020
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“There are three ways to come out of this lockdown. A hunk, a chunk or a drunk. Your choice!”

“People end up a skunk, monk, drunk, chunk, or hunk” is said to be a State Department saying about people returning from abroad. The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic saw many people lock down in…

March 13, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“There are two kinds of congressmen—show horses and work horses”

"There are two kinds of congressmen -- show horses and work horses" was frequently said by Carl Hayden (1877-1972) of Arizona, who was a Representative (1912-1927) and a Senator…

October 1, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are two theories about how things happen in Washington: consensus or crisis”

A Washington (DC) maxim is that Congress acts only when there is either "a crisis or a consensus." That is, either something is so basic that everyone agrees and forms a consensus, or…

January 28, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are two types of people: those who trust the government and those who have read history”

"THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD: . THOSE WHO TRUST THE GOVERNMENT . THOSE WHO HAVE READ HISTORY" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Turning Point USA on January 8,…

August 27, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are two useless things In this world—a dull knife and an unloaded gun”

"There are 3 useless things in this world -- a dull knife, an unloaded gun & liberals" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "There's two useless…

December 8, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt”

John Adams is often credited with the quotation: "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword, the other is by debt." There is no record that Adams ever said…

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