I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

Quote by Dame Edith Sitwell

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I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

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When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the...

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Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

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Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

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Burning dinner is not incompetence but war

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