Quote by Bernard Berenson
Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves

Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed. – Bernard Berenson

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I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. – Bernard Berenson

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Excess
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When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase. – Bernard Berenson

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Beauty
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Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her? – Bernard Berenson

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The politicians dont just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes until you are dependent and helpless. When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both. – James Dale Davidson

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Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax. – Lord Thomas Dewar

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Uncle claims that if he files his income tax wrong hell go to jail, and if he files it right hell go to the poor house. – Nonnee Coan

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We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride and four times as much by our foolishness. – Benjamin Franklin

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We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel – according to the actors marriage to the character. – Kate Mulgrew

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