 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
At the end of June, 1950, I went to Australia in response to an invitation by the Australian Institute of International Affairs to give lectures at various universities on subjects connected with the Cold War. ... I was shown a fine gaol where I was assured that the cells were comfortable. In reply to my query as to why, I was told: 'Oh, because all the leading citizens at one time or another are in gaol.'
Source: Bertrand Russell: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, v.3, chap. 1
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* Original text in Japanese, translated by DeepL
Few Japanese politicians are arrested even though they receive a lot of slush funds. Most politicians claim that it is not back taxes but "omissions". However, ordinary citizens can be arrested for "tax evasion" if they "fail to declare" a huge amount of money, or even if they are not arrested, they may be subject to additional taxation. If the money is not slush funds, it should be treated as income and subject to additional taxation, but for some reason, in the case of politicians, it is simply corrected and they are let off scot-free.
In Japan, if more and more important politicians and business people were arrested, the prison living environment might be greatly improved, but since it is an exception that important people are arrested, it is unlikely that the prison living environment will improve. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)