"The Declaration of Independence, the words that launched our nation -- 1,300 words.
The Bible, the word of God -- 773,000 words.
The Tax Code, the words of politicians -- 7,000,000 words -- and growing!"
-- Steve Forbes [Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr.] (1947- ) Publisher of Forbes Magazine, 
US Presidential candidate in 1996 & 2000
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