"I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization."

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Source : "If we want a civilised society, charities can't fill the void left by government" by Debbie Chachra, www.theguardian.com. October 8, 2013.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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“I wish to create trends rather than follow them.”
“â™ªKyo-kun and Tohru sitting in a tree... K-I-S...â™ª - Shigure Sohma”
“It was all about hate. There should be laws. We're there laws? Can you legislate against hatred?”
“Once a year go someplace you've never been.”
“Excuse our appearances. We are taking apart yesterday, to make way for tomorrow”
“I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.”
“As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.”
“His version of 'real' love isn't sufficient for me, I don't think anyone should settle for so little. It wasn't love - not in the true sense. On my part, it was neediness, insecurity, dependence, habit - desperate to feel loved by a man who was often ambivalent towards me.Â ”

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