I should have known better than to lie to the government. People always said Uncle Sam would spend a...

I should have known better than to lie to the government. People always said Uncle Sam would spend a thousand dollars to get you if you stole a three-cent stamp from him. He was more revengeful than God.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou

American poet and author

April 4th, 1928 - May 28th, 2014