Justifications Cartoons

"So, while extortion, racketeering, and murder may be bad acts, they don't make you a bad person."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC31823
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3306x2311 pixels (unwatermarked)
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crime, guilt, insecurity, insecurities, mob doctor, mob doctors, shrink, shrinks, organized crime, organised crime, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, bad person, bad people, good person, good people, good, bad, racketeer, racketeering, extortion, extort, extorts, morality, mankoff

"I don't know anything about the bell curve, but I say heredity is everything."

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
Search ID:
CC28320
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2848x2179 pixels (unwatermarked)
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bell curve, bell curves, controversy, controversies, heredity, inheritance, iq, intelligence quotient, iqs, elite, elites, elitist, elitists, upper class, upper classes, rich, riches, wealthy, wealthy elite, wealthy elites, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, heritage, racism, racist, racists, distribution, gene, genes, nature, nurture

"It was Socrates, wasn't it, who said, 'The unexamined life is not worth living'?"

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
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CC25114
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2177x1665 pixels (unwatermarked)
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socrates, audit, audits, auditing, auditor, auditors, irs, internal revenue service, philosophy, philosopher, philosophers, unexamined life, examined life, unexamined lives, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, taxes, tax, tax form, tax forms, teacher, teachers, philosophy teacher, philosophy teachers

"With the cost of heating oil at an all-time high, perhaps you now regret exchanging those sensible Christmas sweaters for the fleeting amusement of toys."

Artist:
Ziegler, Jack
Search ID:
CC124822
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heating oil, christmas, christmas sweater, christmas sweaters, justification, justifications, justify, trade, trades, instant gratification, amusement, toy, toys, lesson, lessons, life lesson, life lessons, practical, practicality, jumper, jumpers, christmas jumper, christmas jumpers, dad, dads, father, fathers, parent, parents, build character, building character, builds character, freezing, freeze, freezes

"I suppose one could say that stress is an inescapable part of the human condition."

Artist:
Lorenz, Lee
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CC31696
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2467x1941 pixels (unwatermarked)
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stress, stresses, stressed out, anxiety, anxieties, anxious, anxiousness, modern life, modern times, worker, workers, working, work life, work-life balance, human condition, human conditions, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, unhappy, unhappiness, inescapable

"Go ahead. Don't think of it as plagiarism, think of it as an homage."

Artist:
Stevens, Mick
Search ID:
CC40526
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2000x1409 pixels (unwatermarked)
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plagiarism, plagiarise, plagiarising, plagiarizing, homage, homages, grey area, grey areas, gray area, gray areas, guilt, guilt complex, angel, angels, devil, devils, conscience, consciences, moral guide, moral guides, immoral, writer, writers, author, authors, journalist, journalists, journalism, ethics, ethics, morality, moral, moral dilemma, moral dilemmas, ethical dilemma, ethical dilemmas, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying

"What are you complaining about? It's a level playing field."

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
Search ID:
CC120073
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3000x1705 pixels (unwatermarked)
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dog-eat-dog, playing field, playing fields, level playing field, elite, elites, uneven, unequal, inequality, opportunity, opportunities, justification, justifications, hare, hares, rabbit, rabbits, lion, lions, fed to the lions, bootstraps, victim, victims, victimization, victimized, victimisation, victimised, mentality, mentalities, prey, predator, predators, predatory

"I always thought of myself as a romantic, dashing-outlaw sort of person. But, alas, the law makes no distinction between that and a common criminal."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC36076
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2024x2418 pixels (unwatermarked)
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outlaw, outlaws, rebel, rebels, glamor, glamorous, glamour, glamourous, criminal, criminals, criminality, prison, prisons, prisoner, prisoners, inmate, inmates, justification, justifications, delusion, delusions, delusions of grandeur, common criminal, common criminals, rulebreaker, rulebreakers, rule breaker, rule breakers, romance, romantic

"All right, I lied to you. All governments lie!"

Artist:
Fradon, Dana
Search ID:
CC24088
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king, kings, queen, queens, spouse, spouses, husband, husbands, wife, wives, infidelity, infidelities, lie, lies, lying, liar, liars, politician, politicians, government, governments, fib, fibs, fibbing, spat, spats, row, rows, rowing, argument, arguments, arguing, disagreement, disagreements, admit, admits, admitting, confess, confesses, confession, confessions, justification, justifications, honest, honesty, dishonest, dishonesty

"Survival of the fittest, pal - in the end, it's best for all concerned."

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC30090
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2257x1535 pixels (unwatermarked)
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survival of the fittest, survive, survives, surviving, survival, evolution, evolve, evolves, evolving, darwin, charles darwin, herbert spencer, quote, quotes, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, kill, kills, killing, wrongdoing, supply side, economics, economy, trickle down economics, predator, predators, predatory, logic, prey, rich, class system, class systems, class, classes, socioeconomics, socioeconomic system, capitalism, capitalist, capitalists

"Look, I'm rich and you're poor, but in the context of eye-popping trillion-dollar deficits the difference is just a rounding error."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC134435
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deficit, deficits, deficit spending, rounding error, rounding errors, debt, debts, national debt, national debts, perspective, sense of perspective, panhandle, panhandles, panhandling, beg, begs, begging, beggar, beggars, homeless, wage gap, wage gaps, class difference, class differences, privilege, privileged, life of privilege, justification, justifications, trillions, mankoff

"There's money in there that could be used for other purposes."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC140109
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bank, banks, banker, bankers, banking, rob, robs, robbing, bank robber, bank robbers, bank robbery, bank robberies, steal, steals, stealing, thief, thieves, thieving, robin hood, liberate, liberates, liberating, justify, justifies, justification, justifications, big bank, too big to fail, tbtf, heist, heists, bank heist, bank heists, criminal, criminals, criminality

"A vow of poverty and sponsorship aren't necessarily exclusive."

Artist:
Klossner, John
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CC137321
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poverty, vow of poverty, vows of poverty, monk, monks, sponsor, sponsors, shirt sponsor, shirt sponsors, kit sponsor, kit sponsors, jesuit, jesuits, hypocrite, hypocrites, hypocrisy, corporate sponsor, corporate sponsors, greed, greedy, greediness, deadly sin, deadly sins, sin, sins, sinning, sinner, sinners, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying

"I guess I just like living out under the stars and hunting for what I eat. Plus, I had a ton of credit-card debt."

Artist:
Kanin, Zachary
Search ID:
CC140845
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credit card, credit cards, debt, debts, off the grid, going off the grid, rough it, roughing it, nature, environmentalist, environmentalists, camp, camps, camping, camper, campers, disconnect, disconnecting, escape, escapes, escaping, debtor, debtors, self-interest, self-interested, hunter, hunters, hunting, justification, justifications, avoiding responsibility

"This is an opportunity to simplify your life - don't blow it."

Artist:
Borchart, David
Search ID:
CC142559
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robber, robbers, robbery, robberies, burglar, burglars, burglary, burglaries, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, opportunity, opportunities, business opportunity, business opportunities, simplify, simplifies, simplifying, self-serving, altruism, altruist, altruists, consumerism, consumerist, material goods, thief, thieves, thieving, steal, steals, stealing, burgled

"I am not a workaholic. I just work to relax."

Artist:
Gregory, Alex
Search ID:
CC124236
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workaholic, relax, relaxes, relaxing, relaxation, stress, stresses, stress out, stresses out, stressing out, unplug, unplugs, unplugging, unwind, unwinds, unwinding, unable to stop, inability to stop, work, works, working, laptop, laptops, bring your work with you, bringing your work with you, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, beach, beaches, chill out, chills out, chilling out, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, husband, husbands

"But we're not just talking about buying a car-we're talking about confronting this country's trade deficit with Japan."

Artist:
Gerberg, Mort
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CC28848
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trade deficit, trade deficits, salesman, salesmen, japan, japanese car, japanese cars, showroom, showrooms, show room, show rooms, car buyer, car buyers, car buying, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, sales pitch, sales pitches, spin, spins, spinning, consumerism, consumerist, agenda, agendas, car dealer, car dealers, dealership, dealerships, car dealership, car dealerships, international trade, united states, usa, american

Philosopher King

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
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CX303908
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inherit, inheritance, philosopher, philosophers, philosophy, deserve, deserves, deserving, justify, justifies, justifying, justification, justifications, privilege, privileged, aristocrat, aristocrats, aristocratic, royal, royals, royalty, upper class, high class, high status, first world, wealth gap, wage gap, inequality, income inequality, class warfare, rich person, rich people, king, kings

"We're not that well organized, but we know where everybody is."

Artist:
Dernavich, Drew
Search ID:
CC133415
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organized, organization, organization skill, organization skills, organisation skill, organisation skills, disorganized, disorganised, disorganisation, disorganization, slob, slobs, slovenly, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, mess, messes, messy, messiness, file, files, filing cabinet, filing cabinets, inefficient, efficiency expert, efficiency experts, unorganized, unorganised, desk, desks, office desk, office desks, sea of papers, lost

"Remember how I said my dog ate it and you said that was no excuse?"

Artist:
Byrnes, Pat
Search ID:
RC600113
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teacher, teachers, teaching, student, students, pupil, pupils, homework, the dog ate my homework, dog, dogs, dog poo, dog poos, dog poop, dog excrement, pet, pets, pet dog, pet dogs, pet owner, pet owners, dog owner, dog owners, excuse, excuses, making excuses, justify, justification, justifications, justified, proof, prove, proving, giving proof, kid, kids, child, childhood

"When a wine rates over ninety, this is not alcoholism."

Artist:
Hamilton, William
Search ID:
CC134443
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alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholics, alcoholism, drinker, drinkers, drinking, wine, wines, wine snob, wine snobs, justify, justifies, justifying, justification, justifications, wine rating, wine ratings, functional alcoholic, functional alcoholics, functional alcoholism, addict, addicts, addicted, snob, snobs, upper class, upper classes, high class, high classes, middle class, middle classes, wino, winos, addiction, addictions, lie to yourself, lying to yourself

"I don't know, Henry. After all, 'Time,''Life,''Newsweek,' and the 'Post' don't seem to think pot's bad."

Artist:
Lorenz, Lee
Search ID:
CC38722
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marijuana, pot, weed, legalize, legalizes, legalizing, legalization, justify, justifies, justification, justifications, msm, mainstream media, magazine, magazines, crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, liberal media, liberal, bias, biased, media bias, elite, elites, cocktail party, cocktail parties, elitist, elitists, war on drugs, drug war, drug wars, medical marijuana

"Watching people argue about the world situation night after night makes me feel like I'm doing something about it."

Artist:
Sipress, David
Search ID:
CC123049
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talking head, talking heads, argue, argues, arguing, debate, debates, debating, political debate, political debates, news, news cycle, news cycles, useless, uselessness, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, slacktivist, slacktivists, slacktivism, political state, political states, change, changes, force for change, forces for change, complacent, complacency, news cycle, news cycles, television news, tv news, news show, news shows