The principal feature of American liberalism is sanctimoniousness. By loudly denouncing all bad things — war and hunger and date rape — liberals testify to their own terrific goodness. More important, they promote themselves to membership in a self-selecting elite of those who care deeply about such things.... It's a kind of natural aristocracy, and the wonderful thing about this aristocracy is that you don't have to be brave, smart, strong or even lucky to join it, you just have to be liberal.
P. J. O'RourkeWhat about snipers?" I once asked someone. He said, "Oh, most of the snipers have automatic weapon. They arent very accurate.
P. J. O'RourkeSouthern California is a nice place, if you could cut out the show-business cancer. It just keeps spreading.
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