Heywood Broun quotes

Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God. (Heywood Broun)
Appeasers believe that if you keep on throwing steaks to a tiger, the tiger will become a vegetarian. View quote
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Sports do not build character. They reveal it. View quote
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The ability to make love frivolously is the chief characteristic which distinguishes human beings from the beasts. View quote
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Brotherhood is not just a Bible word. Out of comradeship can come and will come the happy life for all. View quote
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The artist has never been a dictator, since he understands better than anybody else the variations in human personality. View quote
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There is no proselyter half so energetic as the hard-shelled atheist. View quote
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The great threat to the young and pure in heart is not what they read but what they don't read. View quote
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I doubt whether the world holds for any one a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice-cream. View quote
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Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground. View quote
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A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel. (Heywood Broun)