"Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup." ― Ludwig van Beethoven Topic(s): Government More From Ludwig van Beethoven "Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience." "Off with you! You’re a happy fellow, for you’ll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!" "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." More In Government "Democracy is an abuse of statistics."― Jorge Luis Borges "For most Americans, Friday afternoons are filled with positive anticipation of the weekend. In Washington, it’s where government officials dump stories they want to bury. Good news gets dropped on Monday so bureaucrats can talk about it all week."― John Sununu "By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens."― John Maynard Keynes