“A decrease in the quantity of legislation generally means an increase in the quality of life.”

—  George Will

Column, December 23, 2007, "The Gift Of Doing Very Little" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/21/AR2007122101922.html at washingtonpost.com.
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