“Every man should write a brief history of his life: his parentage, his birth, his religion, when he was baptized and by whom, when ordained, what to, and by whom-give a brief sketch of all his missions and of all his official acts and the dealings of God with him. Then if he were to die and the historians wished to publish his history, they would have something to go by.” IfsMenGivingShouldWritingDiesBirthMissionsEvery ManOfficialsHistorianPublishDealingsBaptized Author:Wilford Woodruff
“Though I had come into the world on 16 November 1922, my official documents show that I was born two days later, on the 18th. It was thanks to this petty fraud that my family escaped from paying the fine for not having registered my birth at the proper legal time.” WorldTwoShowsBornFineBirthMy FamilyThanksOfficialsFraudDocumentsPettyNovemberTwo Days Author:Jose Saramago
“I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.” AttitudeMankindDangerousBirthCatholicDivorceOfficialsCensorshipBirth Control Book:Bertrand Russell's Best Source: Bertrand Russell's Best
“You have all these people in the city and everything has become centralized. If you live outside the city and you need a birth certificate or some official paper from the government, you have to travel to the city.” PeopleIfsNeedsGovernmentCitiesSeaBirthTravelPaperOfficialsFunny TravelCertificatesBirth CertificateCentralized Government Author:Edwidge Danticat