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That which can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence. Christopher Hitchens

Jean-Paul Sartre is sitting at a French cafe, revising his draft of Being and Nothingness. He says to the waitress, “I’d like a cup of coffee, please, with no cream.” The waitress replies, “I’m sorry, monsieur, but we’re out of cream. How about with no milk?”

Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong. Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

“I like to play poker with politicians. They’re easy to beat. Sometimes in poker it’s smarter to lose with a winning hand so that you can win later with a losing hand. Politicians can’t accept that.” Havana (1990)