There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.
Adam SmithThere is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.
Adam SmithI was deeply grieved and suddenly depleted by a draining weariness. This day had been a nightmare, and I had not yet been asleep.
john ashcroftIn short, the root-head turns the crab into a Darwinian cipher, a feeding machine working entirely in the parasite's service. The castrated crab can make no contribution to its own evolutionary history; its "Darwinian fitness" has become flat zero. ...But ever so carefully, for the parasite must maintain the crab in constant and perfect servitude - not draining the host enough to kill this golden goose, but not letting the crab do anything for its own Darwinian benefit.
stephen jay gouldBeing really poor is frightening, and draining, but I got through it.
rob payneBeing really poor is frightening, and draining, but I got through it.