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I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime.

You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I send a small check, now and then, to the Internal Revenue Service out of the kindness of my heart.

Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women. The rest I spent foolishly.

Every tax or rate, forcibly taken from an unwilling person, is immoral and oppressive.

I felt guilty throughout the whole time, but I was seduced. The power of these drugs, sex, power, and money, was extremely strong for me.

Part of the $10 million I spent on gambling, part on booze and part on women. The rest I spent foolishly.

All I ever wanted to do was be able to pay my rent.

It would've been hard to do something else, to as it were, run away from the circus and become an accountant.