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The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

Thomas Jefferson @TheAtlanticTempest

I love that quote, but he didn’t actually say that.

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My bad, I’ll correct it.

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If America hasn’t broken your heart, you haven’t loved her enough.

– Cory Booker, 2025

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I lost a lot of respect for Booker when he advocated the bombing of Palestine, and he’s still on the shit list for it. But man, I can’t help but respect what he pulled off here. Just wish he and the others had done it much sooner.

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Okay, since I just discovered this thread, here are the two that immediately come to mind:

Life IS pain, princess. Anyone who says differently is selling something.”

And

Big Gulps, huh? All right… Well, see ya later!

Neither particularly deep, but both concise ruminations on what it takes to be human.

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“Salvation isn’t just about being saved from Hell after you die.
It’s also about being saved from yourself while you’re still alive.”

First heard this quote in a song by rapper Killah Priest a very long time ago but I couldn’t say exactly who wrote it.

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@discobot quote.

His quotes are top tier

Hi! To find out what I can do, say @discobot display help.

@discobot quote

Not sure how this works

@discobot display help

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I currently know how to do the following things:

@discobot start {name-of-tutorial}

Starts an interactive tutorial just for you, in a personal message. {name-of-tutorial} can be one of: tutorial, advanced tutorial.

@discobot roll 2d6

:game_die: 3, 6

@discobot quote

:left_speech_bubble: People are so constituted that everybody would rather undertake what they see others do, whether they have an aptitude for it or not. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

@discobot fortune

:crystal_ball: You may rely on it

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“Lessons not learned in blood are soon forgotten.”

Gerald Butler in the movie Law Abiding Citizen. Possibly from President Lincoln but can’t confirm for certain.

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@discobot quote

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:left_speech_bubble: Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. — Benjamin Disraeli

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“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” - Michael Jordan

Well, Michael… have you tried accepting it? :roll_eyes:

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@discobot Oh yeah I forgot about Discobot.

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