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Fairness
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“... when life isn't fair to us or to those we love, we get angry. When life is unfair to others, we get philosophical.”
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“Fair and unfair are among the most influential words in English and must be delicately used.”
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“... fair play is less characteristic of groups than of individuals.”
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“Lack of fairness to an opponent is essentially a sign of weakness.”
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“The system is rigged. Look around. Oil companies guzzle down billions in profits. Billionaires pay lower tax rates than their secretaries. And Wall Street CEOs — the same ones who wrecked our economy and destroyed millions of jobs — still strut around Congress, no shame, demanding favors, and acting like we should thank them.”
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“Life's not fair; why should I be?”
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“On the whole, life is unfair in the way it works out. It is a game played without an umpire!”
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“Nothing is satisfactory that is one-sided ...”
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“Life deals from the bottom, sometimes, doesn't it?”
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“Death is the fairest thing in the world. No one's ever gotten out of it. The earth takes everyone — the kind, the cruel, the sinners. Aside from that, there's no fairness on earth.”