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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The world according to Shane

14. In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.


-- Voltaire (1764)

Shane Pleasance has a great list of political quotes on his Big Sky Southern New Zealand blog.
 
Number 14 (above) is one of 24 pithy sayings from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain and even Will Rogers!
 
I enjoyed them all.

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