It's all very well to run around saying regulation is bad, get the government off our backs, etc. Of course our lives are regulated. When you come to… - Molly Ivins

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It's all very well to run around saying regulation is bad, get the government off our backs, etc. Of course our lives are regulated. When you come to a stop sign, you stop; if you want to go fishing, you get a license; if you want to shoot ducks, you can shoot only three ducks. The alternative is dead bodies at the intersection, no fish, and no ducks. OK?

(Getting Control of the Frontier, Gainsville Sun, March 22, 1995)

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About Molly Ivins

Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (30 August 1944 – 31 January 2007) was an American journalist specializing in Texas politics and culture, and in national politics.

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Alternative Names: Mary Tyler • Molly • Ivins • Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins
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