#punishes

If he who employs coercion against me could mould me to his purposes by argument, no doubt he would. He pretends to punish me because his argument is strong; but he really punishes me because his argument is weak. ↗

— William Godwin

#argument #because #coercion #could #doubt

The current system punishes communities which make the investment in creating landfills, only to have them filled by states which refuse to adequately address their waste issues. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

#adequately #communities #creating #current #filled

The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations. ↗

— Kit Bond

#american #american dream #american family #average #average american

An energy tax punishes senior citizens, it punishes rural Americans, if you use electricity it punishes you. This bill will increase your cost of living and may kill your job. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#citizens #cost #electricity #energy #increase

There's been a lot said about Social Security reform. What has been left out of the debate is the double tax on Social Security benefits. I believe it's time to get rid of a tax that punishes seniors and discourages work and retirement savings. ↗

— Rob Simmons

#been #believe #benefits #debate #discourages

A circus is like a mother in whom one can confide and who rewards and punishes. ↗

— Burt Lancaster

#confide #like #mother #punishes #rewards

We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#democracy #dictator #elected #even #him

When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous. ↗

— Tim Robbins

#mind #people #person #power #punishes

Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over oppressed innocence and punishes triumphant crime is altogether popular. ↗

— Maximilien Robespierre

#aristocratic #atheism #being #crime #great

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#discipline #dishonesty #punishes #stupidity #word