13 quotes by Molly Ivins

“Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.” — Molly Ivins

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“So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.” — Molly Ivins

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“The thing is this: You got to have fun while you're fightin' for freedom, 'cause you don't always win.” — Molly Ivins

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“Havin' fun while freedom fightin' must be one of those lunatic Texas traits we get from the water - which is known to have lithium in it - because it goes all the way back to Sam Houston, surely the most lovable, the most human, and the funniest of all the great men this country has ever produced.” — Molly Ivins

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“I've always found it easier to be funny than to be serious.” — Molly Ivins

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“And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.” — Molly Ivins

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“It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.” — Molly Ivins

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“As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can't drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against 'em anyway, you don't belong in office.” — Molly Ivins

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“You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to.” — Molly Ivins

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“Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented.” — Molly Ivins

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“I never saw anything funnier than Texas politics.” — Molly Ivins

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“Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.” — Molly Ivins

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“I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.” — Molly Ivins

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