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 2015-11-09

"Is it progress if a cannibal uses knife and fork?"

— Stanislaw J. Lec (1909-1966) Unkempt Thoughts

Dominique Pinon as Louison in the dystopian black comedy Delicatessen (1991)