The Romans understood nation building, an art we and the British have forgotten.

The trouble is, the system was designed to keep a record of who was where, when.

The only real reason that ethanol finds its way into our gas tanks, is the one we know to look for whenever something stupid is going on - government interference.

It is better not to have a rule at all, than to have one which is not taken seriously, because disregarding the rules grows habitual.