Exactions Quotes
- The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drained away. When their substance is drained… — Sun Tzu
- The most popular man under a democracy is not the most democratic man, but the most despotic man. The common folk delight in the exactions… — H. L. Mencken
- I hate to paint portraits! I hope never to paint another portrait in my life. Portraiture may be all right for a man in his… — John Singer Sargent
- A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine in… — Oliver Ellsworth