"So far as the object of taxation is to raise a revenue for discharging the debts and defraying the expenses of the community, its operation should be adapted as much as possible to suit the burden with equal hand upon all in proportion with their ability of bearing it without oppression."

-- John Quincy Adams

#Hands Quotes #Community Quotes #Taxation Quotes

“Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.”
“Move over Lucifer, I'm more ruthless, leave you toothless.”
“I love supporting emerging voices, and new writers and directors. I love engaging an audience in a way that doesn't have to involve me, personally, and yet still generates an experience for groups of people.”
“If one benefits tangibly from the exploitation of others who are weak, is one morally implicated in their predicament? Or are basic rights of human existence confined to the civilized societies that are wealthy enough to afford them? Our values are defined by what we will tolerate when it is done to others.”
“Well in two months, it'd be sunbathing time. That made me smile. I enjoyed lying in the sun in a little bikini, timing myself carefully so I didn't burn. I loved the smell of coconut oil. And I don't want to hear any lectures about how bad tanning is for you. That's my vice. Everybody gets one.”
“The high note is not the only thing.”
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!”

Source : "Redemption Song" (song) (1980)
“I believe that the best way to become an atheist is to read the bible”

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