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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…

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…

November 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every drug recalled by the FDA was first deemed ‘safe and effective by the FDA”

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is part of the Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for food safety, drug safety and other issues. Many drugs that were approved as…

November 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every drug recalled by the FDA was once approved by the FDA”

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is part of the Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for food safety, drug safety and other issues. Many drugs that were approved as…

November 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every drug that has been recalled by the FDA was first proven to be ‘safe and effective’”

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is part of the Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for food safety, drug safety and other issues. Many drugs that were approved as…

October 21, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods”

Baltimore-based essayist and journalist H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) wrote in 1936: "The state—or, to make the matter more concrete, the government—consists of a gang of men exactly like you…

December 20, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every government does as much harm as it can, and as much good as it must”

"Every government will do as much harm as it can and as much good as it must" was written by British journalist Claud Cockburn (1904-1981) in his autobiography A Discord of Trumpets…

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

“Every great atrocity is the result of people just following orders”

"Every great atrocity is the result of people just following orders" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "New! - Just Following Orders Bumper Sticker: Every atrocity…

January 1, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every great injustice has been at the hands of someone just following orders”

"Every great injustice has been at the hands of someone just following orders" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "Has it? RT @BEtheOPENmind: Every great injustice has…

October 30, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every man is innocent until proven broke”

"Every man/person is innocent until proven broke" is a joke in the legal profession, suggesting that justice is over for the person who can't afford a good lawyer. The legal joke has…

March 28, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every nation is about nine meals away from a revolution”

A popular saying is that "every nation is about three/six/seven/nine meals away from anarchy/revolution." That is, hungry people are desperate people who will topple any government.…

March 13, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president”

An old Washington joke is that "every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president." Senator Albert Gore, Sr. wrote in The Eye of the Storm: A People's Politics for the Seventies…

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

“Every state is my enemy, but no people are my enemy”

"Every state is my enemy, but no people are my enemy" was posted on Twitter by American author and libertarian commentator Tom Woods on March 2, 2022. "No man is my friend. No man is…

October 18, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Every thinking person will vote for you.”/“But I need a majority!”

A popular story is told about Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) when he was running for president in 1952 (or in 1956). Someone heard Stevenson's impressive speech and said, "Every thinking…

April 20, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Every time I look at my paycheck, I try to figure out when the government worked those 40 hours with me”

"Me & my paycheck trying to figure out when the government worked half of my shift" -- that is, the government took taxes from the paycheck -- is a saying that has been printed on…

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