There is an ancient belief that the gods love the obscure and hate

There is an ancient belief that the gods love the obscure and hate the obvious. Without benefit of divinity, modern men of similar persuasion draft provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 341 is their triumph. – Martin D. Ginsburg

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