"The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it."

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Source : Chester A. Arthur's veto message to the House of Representatives, August 1, 1882.

Chester A. Arthur

#People Quotes #Evil Quotes #Values Quotes

“The last positive thing England did for cricket was to invent it.”
“My life is the direct product, if you will, of the legacy of the blood, sweat and tears of the NAACP and so today I'm particularly mindful that the NAACP has made America what it is, and certainly made my life possible and we are all grateful heirs of that legacy.”

Source : "NAACP Selects Lawyer Cornell William Brooks as New President". www.nbcnews.com. May 17, 2014.
“There's a tremendous power and energy in sharing your life with another person.”
“Why are you still with me, Fry?" CyFi asks after one of his body-shaking seizures. "Any sane dude woulda taken off days ago. "Who says I'm sane?" "Oh, you're sane, Fry. You're so sane, you scare me. You're so sane, it's insane.”
“You can be a giant among artists without ever attaining any great skill. Facility is a dangerous thing. When there is too much technical ease the brain stops criticizing. Don't let the hand fall into a smart way of putting the mind to sleep.”
“Fashions in sin change.”
“Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you ain't got no smoked salmon.”

Source : Patrick F. McManus (1984). “Never Sniff A Gift Fish”, p.25, Macmillan
“It's an irony of our times that men seeking peace must make war.”

Source : Mark Lawrence (2013). “Emperor of Thorns”, p.243, Penguin

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