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

“End the war before it ends you”

"End the war before it ends you" is a peace slogan that has been printed on many images. "I'm sending you back, son, and I hope we end the war before it ends you" is a line…

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

“Enjoy your holiday provided to you by armed Americans”

Independence Day (July 4th) is a holiday that celebrates an armed insurrection against Great Britain. "Enjoy your holiday provided to you by armed Americans" is a saying that has been…

April 7, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Enlighten the people and tyranny and oppressions will vanish like phantoms at dawh”

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote to Pierre S. Dupont de Nemours on April 24, 1816: "Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits…

July 21, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Envy plus rhetoric equals ‘social justice’” (“Envy + Rhetoric = Social Justice”)

"Envy plus rhetoric equals 'social justice'" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American economist and political commentator Thomas Sowell wrote this in his…

April 5, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Error 404: Democracy not found”

"Error 404: Democracy not found" is a mock computer and anti-government saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been popularly used in protests all around the world.…

April 6, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Error 404: Freedom not found”

Entry in progress -- BP “Error 404: Democracy not found” is a related saying. Wikipedia: HTTP 404In computer network communications, the HTTP 404, 404 not found, 404, 404 error, page not found…

April 12, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Even Heaven has a wall, a gate, and extreme vetting to get in”

"Heaven has a wall and strict immigration policies. Hell has open borders" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is often credited to U.S. President Donald Trump,…

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

“Even if you’re not conspiracy minded, something in your soul has to be telling you something…”

"Even if you're not conspiracy minded, something in your soul has to be telling you something isn't right with any of this" is a saying that has been printed on several images.…

February 25, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Even in the warmest of hearts, there’s a cold spot for the Jews”

"In the warmest of hearts, there's a cold spot for the Jews" means that even among the kindest people, there's always seems to be some anti-Semitism. The screenwriter Ben Hecht…

November 12, 2008
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Even Napoleon had his Watergate” (Yogi Berra?)

New York City baseball player and manager Yogi Berra (1925-2015) is known for his malapropisms. "Even Napoleon had his Watergate" ("Watergate" is a mistake for…

May 25, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Even when you make out a tax return on the level you don’t know if you are a crook or a martyr”

"Even when you make one (Income tax return—ed.) out on the level, you don’t know, when it’s through, if you are a Crook or a Martyr," wrote American humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935)…

February 25, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthRadio/Television

“Ever notice that the first 10 seconds of a medical drug commercial is spent…”

"Ever notice that the first 10 seconds of a medical drug commercial is spent telling you what the drug is for and the rest basically daring you to take it?" is a saying that has been…

July 14, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Ever wonder how one little dog controls so many larger and stronger sheep? Fear”

"Have you ever wondered how just one little dog controls so many sheep? FEAR" (or "Ever wonder how one little dog controls so many larger and stronger sheep? FEAR") is a saying…

October 15, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthRadio/TelevisionRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresSports/Games

“Every American commercial: ‘We know you’re depressed because society is collapsing, but have you tried gambling, fast food,  or medication?’”

Television advertisements can help create addictions. "Every American commercial: 'We know you're depressed because society is collapsing, but have you tried gambling, fast food, or…

November 22, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every city, every town, burn the precinct to the ground” (anti-police protest chant)

"Every city, every town, burn the precinct(s) to the ground" is an anti-police protest chant that was first used by the groups Antifa and Black Lives Matter in 2020. "Every city,…

November 22, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every city, every town, burn the precincts to the ground” (anti-police protest chant)

"Every city, every town, burn the precinct(s) to the ground" is an anti-police protest chant that was first used by the groups Antifa and Black Lives Matter in 2020. "Every city,…

July 18, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every country has an army, but in Pakistan/Prussia/U.S., the army has a country”

French political leader Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791) is credited with saying, "Prussia was not a country with an army, but an army with a country." The saying…

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

“Every disaster movie starts with someone ignoring a scientist”

Does every disaster movie start with a scientist being ignored? "Paul Prendergast is the crazy scientist at the start of every disaster movie who's trying to warn the mayor who's all…

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

“Every disaster movie starts with the government ignoring a scientist”

Does every disaster movie start with a scientist being ignored? "Paul Prendergast is the crazy scientist at the start of every disaster movie who's trying to warn the mayor who's all…

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

“Every disaster movie starts with the president ignoring a scientist”

Does every disaster movie start with a scientist being ignored? "Paul Prendergast is the crazy scientist at the start of every disaster movie who's trying to warn the mayor who's all…

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