#noose

As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose? ↗

— John Trumbull

#breed #done #get #lest #lose

A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own. ↗

— H. G. Wells

#dissension #dock #gamble #homicide #international

After losing my job, I felt the only options available to me were razors, cyanide, or a shot to the face, until Renaldo, being the good friend that he is, reminded me how to tie a noose.
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— Jarod Kintz

#friendship #guns #hanging #job #jobless

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles. ↗

— Jean Toomer

#fear #noose #strangles #until

If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck? ↗

— Linda Ellerbee

#day #how #intelligent #little #men

Love is a circular emotion that surrounds you, like a hug. Or a noose.
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— Jarod Kintz

#emotion #emotions #funny #hug #humor