It seems unfair that failure is essential to every aspect of freedom — economic freedom, political freedom, the freedom of existence itself. But freedom is not fair. Much can be made of the fact, I suppose. Personally, I'm immune to the complaint. I have a twelve-year-old daughter, Muffin. All I hear is "It's not fair! It's not fair! It's not fair!"
I say to her "Honey, you're cute. That's not fair. You're smart. That's not fair. You were born in the United States of America. That's not fair. Darling, you had better get down on your knees and pray to God that things don't start getting fair for you."
— P.J. O'Rourke, from Don't Vote It Just Encourages the Bastards, chapter 4, pp. 47-48
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One of my favorite quotes about fairness is from Dennis Wholey: "Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian."
THAT is a marvelous quote! Thanks for contributing.
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