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

“You can be as polite as you want. The state will still fucking kill you”

"YOU CAN BE AS POLITE AS YOU WANT. THE STATE WILL STILL FUCKING KILL YOU" (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Colorado Marxist on November 5, 2020. It's uncertain who…

March 11, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it”

"You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it" was written by American novelist, poet and environmental activist Wendell Berry in notes from March 14, 1969.…

April 2, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can build a throne with bayonets, but it’s difficult to sit on it”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Yale Book of QuotationsEdited by Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven, CT: Yale University Press2006Pg. 382:William Ralph IngeEnglish prelate and author,…

November 3, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can either trust the government or you can understand history, but you can’t do both”

"You can either trust the government or you can understand history, but you can't do both" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The message has been told slightly…

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

“You can get more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word”

Brooklyn-born comedian Irwin Corey said in 1953: ""My philosophy is you can get more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word." In Parade magazine in 1969, Corey…

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

“You can love your country without having to love your government”

"You can love your country without having to love your government" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Description 'You can love your country without having to…

October 13, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can pray all you want, but eventually David had to pick up a stone and act against Goliath”

"You can pray all you want, but eventually David had to pick up a stone and act against Goliath" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, positive action is needed to…

November 3, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can understand history or you can trust the state. You can’t do both”

"You can either trust the government or you can understand history, but you can't do both" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The message has been told slightly…

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

“You can vaccinate the entire planet, but you can’t feed the starving?”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people wondered why there was money for vaccines but no money to feed the poor. "Government can Vax the entire planet but…

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

“You can vax the entire planet, but you can’t feed the starving?”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people wondered why there was money for vaccines but no money to feed the poor. "Government can Vax the entire planet but…

November 22, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can vote your way into communism, but you have to shoot your way out”

"You can vote your way into communism/socialism, but you have to shoot your way out" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The problem with socialism is that you can…

November 22, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out”

"You can vote your way into communism/socialism, but you have to shoot your way out" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The problem with socialism is that you can…

April 21, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can’t ban your way to freedom”

"You can't tax your way to prosperity. You can't bomb your way to security. And you can't ban your way to liberty" was posted on X/Twitter by Alice Smith on December 9,…

December 19, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can’t be right by doing wrong; you can’t be wrong by doing right”

"You can't be right by doing wrong; you can't be wrong by doing right" is an adage of Thomas S. Monson, the 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.…

June 14, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“You can’t beat a horse with no horse” (political adage)

"You can't beat a horse with no horse" is a racetrack saying meaning that you must have a horse in the race to beat another horse. The saying has been almost exclusively used in…

December 8, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can’t beat somebody with nobody”

"You can't beat somebody with nobody" is an old political axiom. No matter how poorly a political "somebody" is, that candidate can't be beaten by "nobody."…

April 21, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can’t bomb your way to democracy”

"You can't tax your way to prosperity. You can't bomb your way to security. And you can't ban your way to liberty" was posted on X/Twitter by Alice Smith on December 9,…

April 21, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can’t bomb your way to security”

"You can't tax your way to prosperity. You can't bomb your way to security. And you can't ban your way to liberty" was posted on X/Twitter by Alice Smith on December 9,…

May 25, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“You can’t BS a BSer” (“You can’t bullshit a bullshitter”)

"You can't BS a BSer" ("You can't bullshit a bullshitter") is sometimes used in political arguments. The cynical premise is that all politicians are BSers, so that one…

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

“You can’t comply your way out of totalitarianism”

"You cannot comply your way out of tyranny" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "you cannot comply your way out of systemic racism" was…

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