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July 3, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They did not isolate a virus. They isolated you”

"They did not isolate a virus. They isolated you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to COVID-19 (coronavirus). "They did not isolate a virus. They…

November 27, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They divide with fear. We unite with courage”

Kulvinder Kaur MD posted these verses on Twitter on March 28, 2021: "They divide with fear. We unite with courage.They divide with politics. We unite with facts.They divide for control. We…

September 21, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They don’t have to say it’s martial law if they call it a quarantine”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some quarantines. Many people compared the quarantines to martial law. "THEY DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT'S MARTIAL LAW IF THEY CALL IT A…

June 11, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They don’t like it when your authenticity is louder than their facade”

"They don't like it when your authenticity is louder than their facade" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Damien The Poet on July…

January 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They don’t want you to have free speech. so they invented the term ‘hate speech’ to shut you up”

"They don't want you to have free speech. so they invented the term 'hate speech' to shut you up" is a saying that has been printed on an image. Barbed wire is shown over…

August 3, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They don’t lie to you because the truth will hurt your feelings…”

"They don’t lie to you because the truth will hurt your feelings. They lie to you because the truth might provoke you to make choices that won’t serve their interest(s)" is a saying…

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

“They don’t want to ban guns. They want a monopoly on them”

"They don't want to ban guns. They just want a monopoly on them" was posted on Twitter by Nikki Moonitz on June 24, 2021. "They" refers to governments. "They…

November 11, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They gave their tomorrow for our today”

"They gave their tomorrow for our today" is a military saying (popular on Memorial Day) that has been printed on many images. “When you go home, tell them of us and say, ‘For your…

November 10, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They gave their tomorrows for our todays”

"They gave their tomorrows for our todays” is a military saying (popular on Memorial Day) that has been printed on many images. “When you go home, tell them of us and say, ‘For your…

July 31, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They only call it class war when we fight back”

"They only call it class war(fare) when we fight back" is a statement that has been printed on posters. The saying was popular at the Occupy Wall Street protests in the fall of 2011.…

April 28, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They print more money causing inflation so you have to invest in assets…”

"They print more money causing inflation so you have to invest in assets. Then put a capital gains tax on those assets so you can never escape inflation" is a saying that has been printed…

March 27, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They say keep your friends close, but your enemies closer… *coughs*”

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" is a famous saying from the film The Godfather Part II (1974). During the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, people were instructed to…

August 14, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but it’s the taxpayer who has the nightmare”

"Politics makes strange bedfellows" was written by American novelist Charles Dudley Warner in 1870. Atlanta (GA) Constitution columnist Leo Aikman (1908-1978) wrote on November 20, 1968:…

November 8, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor”

The Looking Spoon posted the following in November 2013 as one of 20 essential conservative quotations: "They say Republicans are for the richDemocrats are for the poorIf they need more voters…

September 16, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They say there’s safety in numbers. Tell that to six million Jews”

Many people believe that there is "safety in numbers." "Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong" was a popular song in 1927. English stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr has used…

April 8, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They say you can’t fix stupid. Turns out you can’t quarantine it, either”

"You can't fix stupid" is a saying of American stand-up comedian Ron White. The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines, and many people were quarantined with…

September 12, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They should first test the COVID vaccine on government officials…”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to a race for a COVID-19 vaccine. "They should first test the COVID vaccine on government officials. If they are safe, the vaccine is good. But if they…

August 1, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They somehow managed to demonize coughs, sniffles and having no symptoms at all…”

"They somehow managed to demonize coughs, sniffles and having no symptoms at all...but normalized strokes, blood clots, neurological disorders and 'died suddenly'" is a saying…

September 7, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“They talk about me like a dog”

The boxer Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) prepared for a rematch against Sonny Liston in May 1965. "They gonna talk about me like a dog when I lose, so when I win I let them all know it," Ali…

November 2, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds”

"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds" is a proverbial political saying that has been printed on many posters. "They tried to bury me. They didn't know I…

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