A quotation from Joseph Joubert

When men are imbeciles, the one who is mad dominates the others.

Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French moralist, philosopher, essayist, poet
Pensées [Thoughts], 1797 entry [tr. Auster (1983)]

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Pensées [Thoughts], 1797 entry [tr. Auster (1983)] - Joubert, Joseph | WIST Quotations

When men are imbeciles, the one who is mad dominates the others. I could not find an analog in other translations of the Pensées.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fell victim to a thief while eating dinner at a downtown Washington, DC, restaurant Sunday night, the secretary confirmed Monday.

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I thought it was clear to everybody, but maybe not.

To restore checks and balances, the Legislative Branch must reclaim the power to oversee the Executive Branch and remove all the criminals from that branch through the impeachment process.

The only other option is American Fascist Dictatorship.

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Yes.

The Orange Dolt should be impeached, convicted, and removed for this along with J.D. Vance

and the new POTUS should fire all the idiots and nominate mentally stable and mentally competent professionals to do those jobs.

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Republicans have been incompetent lying morons for a long time. They are walking National Security Risks. They must be impeached, convicted, removed and or fired immediately.

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A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1989-07-15)

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A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:

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We are irritated by rascals, intolerant of fools, and prepared to love the rest. But where are they?
»

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https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/72490/

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A quotation from Colton, Charles Caleb:

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Custom is the law of one description of fools, and fashion of another; but the two parties often clash; for precedent is the legislator of the first, and novelty of the last.
»

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https://wist.info/colton-charles-caleb/71849/

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Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 547 (1820) - Colton, Charles Caleb | WIST Quotations

Custom is the law of one description of fools, and fashion of another; but the two parties often clash; for precedent is the legislator of the first, and novelty of the last.

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A quotation NOT from Twain, Mark:

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Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.
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https://wist.info/twain-mark/3942/

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(Misattributed) - Twain, Mark | WIST Quotations

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. Not found in Twain's work, and the phrase "putting [someone] on" post-dates Twain. The quotation actually appears to come from Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull,…

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