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Henry Rollins, six months after his best friend was shot dead on his front porch, on the time you have left. Dennis Miller Show, 1992.

Henry Rollins, six months after his best friend was shot dead on his front porch, on the time you have left. Dennis Miller Show, 1992.

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Sam Kinison slept with the woman who destroyed America's most powerful TV preacher — and she called into his live interview

Sam Kinison slept with the woman who destroyed America's most powerful TV preacher — and she called into his live interview

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Sam Kinison was an ordained Pentecostal preacher before he became a comedian. He debuted this at Rodney Dangerfield's HBO special in 1985. He died in a car crash 7 years later aged 38. George Carlin called him "the last of the truly dangerous comedians."

Sam Kinison was an ordained Pentecostal preacher before he became a comedian. He debuted this at Rodney Dangerfield's HBO special in 1985. He died in a car crash 7 years later aged 38. George Carlin called him "the last of the truly dangerous comedians."

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Quentin Tarantino, promoting Django Unchained, refuses to discuss movie violence with Channel 4 News three weeks after Sandy Hook. January 2013.

Quentin Tarantino, promoting Django Unchained, refuses to discuss movie violence with Channel 4 News three weeks after Sandy Hook. January 2013.

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Hunter S. Thompson hears his letter from the day Kennedy was shot read back to him. Charlie Rose, 1997.

Hunter S. Thompson hears his letter from the day Kennedy was shot read back to him. Charlie Rose, 1997.

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Roy Cohn spent decades as Donald Trump's mentor and McCarthy's enforcer, destroying careers by labeling men as communists and homosexuals. In 1986, CBS asked him whether he was one.

Roy Cohn spent decades as Donald Trump's mentor and McCarthy's enforcer, destroying careers by labeling men as communists and homosexuals. In 1986, CBS asked him whether he was one.

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George Carlin in 2005: "They don't want people smart enough to sit around the kitchen table and figure out how badly they're getting fucked by a system that threw them overboard 30 fucking years ago." He died in 2008. Nothing changed.

George Carlin in 2005: "They don't want people smart enough to sit around the kitchen table and figure out how badly they're getting fucked by a system that threw them overboard 30 fucking years ago." He died in 2008. Nothing changed.

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A Jewish organisation asked Thomas Sowell what Jews could do to minimise the venomous hatred they face around the world. His answer was one word.

A Jewish organisation asked Thomas Sowell what Jews could do to minimise the venomous hatred they face around the world. His answer was one word.

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In 1990, Carlin defended Andrew Dice Clay's right to do everything he does. Then he pointed out that Clay's targets were underdogs — and that Clay, being Jewish, might want to think about who he was siding with.

In 1990, Carlin defended Andrew Dice Clay's right to do everything he does. Then he pointed out that Clay's targets were underdogs — and that Clay, being Jewish, might want to think about who he was siding with.

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Carlin told Charlie Rose he'd stopped caring about humanity. Not as a pose — as a genuine philosophical position he'd arrived at after watching every movement he'd ever believed in fail.

Carlin told Charlie Rose he'd stopped caring about humanity. Not as a pose — as a genuine philosophical position he'd arrived at after watching every movement he'd ever believed in fail.

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Andrea Dworkin and Erica Jong. Same show, 1987. An audience member asked Dworkin what tragic thing had happened to make her feel this way. She asked why nobody put that to Norman Mailer. He stabbed his wife. Jong called her work courageous — then disagreed with her entirely.

Andrea Dworkin and Erica Jong. Same show, 1987. An audience member asked Dworkin what tragic thing had happened to make her feel this way. She asked why nobody put that to Norman Mailer. He stabbed his wife. Jong called her work courageous — then disagreed with her entirely.

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Black American actor Paul Robeson told a BBC interviewer in 1958 that Othello is not about jealousy — it’s about a Black man’s place in a white society. Two Shakespeare scholars backed his reading.

Black American actor Paul Robeson told a BBC interviewer in 1958 that Othello is not about jealousy — it’s about a Black man’s place in a white society. Two Shakespeare scholars backed his reading.

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Groucho Marx visited T.S. Eliot's house for dinner. He wanted to talk about King Lear. Eliot only wanted to talk about Animal Crackers. Eliot later wrote: 'you have no idea what this has done for me socially.'

Groucho Marx visited T.S. Eliot's house for dinner. He wanted to talk about King Lear. Eliot only wanted to talk about Animal Crackers. Eliot later wrote: 'you have no idea what this has done for me socially.'

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Richard Pryor in 1977: capitalism needs racism to function. Keep people separated by race and they never figure out who the real problem is.

Richard Pryor in 1977: capitalism needs racism to function. Keep people separated by race and they never figure out who the real problem is.

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Robert McNamara was the US Secretary of Defense who ran the Vietnam War. Decades later, he sat down for a documentary and said something about World War Two that no American official had ever said.

Robert McNamara was the US Secretary of Defense who ran the Vietnam War. Decades later, he sat down for a documentary and said something about World War Two that no American official had ever said.

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In 1966, Barry Goldwater told William F. Buckley Jr. that his greatest fear as a conservative was a president who would use the powers of the office to destroy everyone who disagreed with him.

In 1966, Barry Goldwater told William F. Buckley Jr. that his greatest fear as a conservative was a president who would use the powers of the office to destroy everyone who disagreed with him.

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Borges called English "the most physical of all languages" — it holds two registers, Germanic and Latin, and for every idea you have two words that are never quite the same. When asked if he wrote poetry in English: "No. I respect English too much."

Borges called English "the most physical of all languages" — it holds two registers, Germanic and Latin, and for every idea you have two words that are never quite the same. When asked if he wrote poetry in English: "No. I respect English too much."

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Nabokov explains in 1965 why he detests Freud.

Nabokov explains in 1965 why he detests Freud.

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In 1989, Barry Goldwater was asked if he regretted his vote against the Civil Rights Act. He didn't, and he told William F. Buckley exactly why.

In 1989, Barry Goldwater was asked if he regretted his vote against the Civil Rights Act. He didn't, and he told William F. Buckley exactly why.

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BBC journalist: "Were you a ruthless man for 31 years?" LKY: "Why do you assume your interviewee is always dumb? Why assume Asians can't understand Western ways of life?"

BBC journalist: "Were you a ruthless man for 31 years?" LKY: "Why do you assume your interviewee is always dumb? Why assume Asians can't understand Western ways of life?"

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