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The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.
-- Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859), "History of England...
The purpose and function of government is not to preside over change but to prevent change.
By political methods when unavoidable, by violence when convenient. -- Edward Abbey...
The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten.
The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits....
The purpose of art is to hold a mirror up to life. Life obviously needs more sleep.
The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers. -- R.
W. Hamming, "Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers", 1973...
The purpose of freedom is to create it for others. -- Bernard Malamud
The purpose of having the sun go low in the evenings, in the summer, especially in parks," said the voice earnestly, "is to make girls' breasts bob up and down more clearly to the eye.
I am convinced...
The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
The purpose of life is to fight maturity. -- Dick Werthime
The purpose of satire is to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cozy half-truth.
And our business, as I see it, is to put it back again. -- Michael Flande...

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