"The essence of good advertising is not to inspire hope, but to create greed."
"We can't live without taxes, but we sure would like to have good ones."
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"Though tax records are generally looked upon as a nuisance, the day may come when historians will realize that tax records tell the real story behind civilized life. How people were taxed, who was taxed, and what was taxed tell more about a society than anything else. Tax habits could be to civilization what sex habits are to personality. They are basic clues to the way a society behaves."
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