Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society. - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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About Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (8 March 1841 – 6 March 1935) was an American jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932; he was often called "The Great Dissenter", and was the son of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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Native Name: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Alternative Names: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. • Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr • Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. • Oliver Wendell, Jr. Holmes • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr • Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr. • Oliver W. Holmes Jr. • Oliver Holmes Jr. • Oliver Holmes • Oliver W. Holmes

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Additional quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes

I do not think the United States would come to an end if we lost our power to declare an Act of Congress void. I do think the Union would be imperiled if we could not make that declaration as to the laws of the several States.

Hukum itu tajam, tapi ia tidak bisa memutuskan apa yang tidak bisa dipisahkan.

Three generations of imbeciles are enough.