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The basic function of the government everywhere in all times, whatever title it adopts and whatever its origin and organisation may be, is always that of oppressing and exploiting the masses, of defending the oppressors and the exploiters: and it's principal, characteristic and indispensable instruments are the police agent and the tax-collector, the soldier and the gaoler - to whom must be invariably added the trader in lies, be he priest of schoolmaster, remunerated or protected by the government to enslave minds and make them docilely accept the yoke.

Serious collectors and art experts, among the world's most educated, often cannot fathom the possibility of being rooked, and then once taken, cannot face the humiliation of admitting it.

I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors.

Debt collectors should not have the right to endlessly harass borrowers.

Debt collectors should not be able to call, email, or text you to the point of harassment.

It's a little hard to go out there and spend your money on a home, car, or goods and services if your wages are being garnished to make debt collectors rich.

I have a fan base who are collectors.

Beefs against debt collectors are consistently among the top complaints received by both the FTC and state attorneys general.

Debt collectors should be required to disclose the applicable statute of limitations in the body of their collection letters, in bold type. While it's not illegal to dun a consumer for an old debt, it is illegal to sue for one.

Then I began filming a world that I knew quite a bit about. I was peripherally involved in that world much of my life - the exotic reptile world, the collectors, the dealers, the smugglers.

My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal.

I've seen numerous situations where collectors have taken more than the agreed-upon amount from someone's account once they gained access.

Debt collectors like to play on your emotions because they think you'll give in and do something you can't really afford to do. Most of them don't care about you or your situation as long as they get some money.

I had bill collectors chasing me. We were skipping from town to town, not leaving forwarding addresses. The agent couldn't find me when he sold my book. He finally found me.

It defies logic that protections against predatory debt collection practices don't apply to debt collectors hired by the federal government.

Artists need a lot of collectors, all kinds of collectors, buying their art.

Art collectors are pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. What matters and survives is the art. I buy art that I like. I buy it to show it off in exhibitions. Then, if I feel like it, I sell it and buy more art.

I am more respectful of the parasocial relationship of myself and my fans than anything Damien Hirst does between himself and his collectors.

The truth is, most gun owners are responsible sportsmen and collectors who enjoy shooting recreationally, like me, or want to protect their home in the way they see fit.

As artists we need to stop making work only for gallery or museum walls, or the coffee tables of collectors.

I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.