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A global tax body would give all countries - not just the rich and powerful - an equal say in how the global rules on taxation are designed. ”
The Paris Agreement threw people of the world a lifeline, and the United States played a vital role in getting us there, not least by working closely with China to clear the decks to a global deal. ”
Oxfam believes that any global talks to reform tax rules must include all countries, including the poorest. ”
I am angry that the international community has failed to find a permanent solution to the plight of the Rohingya. I am also ashamed that, in not speaking out loudly enough, we - humanitarians - have been complicit. ”
Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa. ”
We have international organizations for health, trade, and football - even for coffee - but not tax. Why not? ”
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. ”
Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. ”
Man's wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy. ”
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom. ”