#oversight

There are no dirty words in this book, except for 'hell' and 'God', in case someone is fearing that an innocent child might see 1...Perhaps the only precept taught me by Grandfather Wills that I have honoured all my adult life is that profanity and obsceny entitle people who don't want unpleasant information to close their eyes and ears to you. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

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When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

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