George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian
The Onion A.V. Club, November 10, 1999 http://www.avclub.com/articles/george-carlin,13629/ <br class="br">Interviews, Print Interviews
“I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.”
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Nigel Farage (1964) British politician and former commodity broker
Another segment of a speech held in a UKIP meeting on 21 February 2012. When Nigel Farage explains on the reactions on Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem politicians on the failing Euro currency - Nigel Farage met Angel Merkel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ugNOj8JsXY&list=PL25613E6F90B320EC&index=8&feature=plpp_video <br class="br">2012
“Lines should not be drawn simply for the sake of drawing lines”
Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American judge
Dissenting in Pearce v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 315 U.S. 543, 558 (1942).
Judicial opinions
Context: The line must follow some direction of policy, whether rooted in logic or experience. Lines should not be drawn simply for the sake of drawing lines.
“I think a comedian's job isn't just to make people laugh. I think it's to make people think.”
Ricky Gervais (1961) English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter
At Piers Morgan Tonight, 2011
“The colour line must go; the line will be drawn at personal merit.”
John Ireland (bishop) (1838–1918) Catholic bishop
Sermon at St. Augustine Catholic Church (1890)
Michael Swanwick (1950) American science fiction author
Source: In the Drift (1985), Chapter 5, “Marrow Death” (pp. 180-181)
