Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think about what you shall write.

The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor, to take from those who do labor the produce of that labor, and to give it to those who do not labor

The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor, to take from those who do labor the produce of that labor, and to give it to those who do not labor.

Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of 'speculation'; but which ought to be called Gambling.

This has taken so long and been so labor-intensive this year that the thought of having to start all over again with a new vendor, and a new format that we don't know about, is just terrifying. I'm just hoping they've worked out all the kinks this year.

I thought I was just having false (labor) pains again.