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We cannot sway extremists with rational thought or with our ideas of right and wrong.


Roxane Gay

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JOHN GAY Fools may our scorn, not envy raise, for envy is a kind of praise
JOHN GAY The charge is prepared; the lawyers are met, / The judges all ranged (a terrible show!).
JOHN GAY By ignorance is pride increased; Those most assume who know the least
JOHN GAY (The bill) doesn't fix the system, it just focuses on enforcement.
JOHN GAY Praising all alike, is praising none
JOHN GAY I felt good if they ran the 1-3-1 against the offense we're using. Then we went out there and didn't...
JOHN GAY No one likes employer sanctions,
JOHN GAY What will not luxury taste? Earth, sea, and air, Are daily ransack'd for the bill of fare. Bl...
JOHN GAY When if or chance or hunger's powerful sway Directs the roving trout this fatal way, He greedi...
JOHN GAY