"Somebody figured it out- we have 35..." - Quote by Earl Wilson
Somebody figured it out- we have 35 million laws trying to enforce Ten Commandments.
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“Do not read the newspapers.”
“The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant, 'Men never know when things are dirty or not;' and the gentlemen perhaps thought each to himself, 'Women will have their little nonsense and needless cares.'”
“I delight to come to my bearings,... not to live in this restless, nervous, bustling, trivial Nineteenth Century, but stand or sitthoughtfully while it goes by.”
More on Laws
“Wherever in any society there are too many laws, it is a sure sign that that society will soon die. If you study the characteristics of India, you will find that no nation possesses so many laws as the Hindus, and national death is the result.”
“The ongoing migration of persons to the United States in violation of our laws is a serious national problem detrimental to the interests of the United States.”
“The laws of the Universe are responding to me.”