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• Florida’s government is divided into three branches: the executive, the judicial and the criminal.

— Dave Barry Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland (2016)

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Sharks are hardy creatures, but they do not thrive on public transportation.

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First of all, let's dispense with this absurd stereotype that the French are rude. The French are not rude. They just happen to hate you.

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• Under Florida’s “stand your ground” law, it is legal to shoot anybody for any reason as long as you are standing on the ground.

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People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

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• More than 1,000 people move to Florida every day.

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Ill can he rule the great, that cannot reach the small.

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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

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Bureaucracy and social harmony are inversely proportional to each other.

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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

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