Quote of the Day for 2016-03-09

"Taxes are what we pay for civilized society."

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) Dissenting opinion in Compania General De Tabacos De Filipinas v. Collector of Internal Revenue (275 U.S. 87), November 21, 1927

The Tribute Money by Titian (1516)

Quote of the Day for 2015-11-14

"A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years."

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) Quoted by Wendell Willkie during an America's Town Meeting of the Air broadcast, at The Town Hall in New York City, January 6, 1938.

Urban Renewal: Demolition of Pennsylvania Station in New York City (Photograph by Alexander Hatos, December 8, 1965)