The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third.
The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third.
Author: Voltaire
In general the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
In general the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture their amphitheaters for wild beasts to fight in.
The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture their amphitheaters for wild beasts to fight in.
Time which alone makes the reputation of men ends by making their defects respectable.
Time which alone makes the reputation of men ends by making their defects respectable.
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
We are rarely proud when we are alone.
We are rarely proud when we are alone.
He who has not the spirit of this age has all the misery of it.
He who has not the spirit of this age has all the misery of it.
What most persons consider as virtue after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.
What most persons consider as virtue after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.