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And isn’t it a premise of the tax system that we each pay for services we don’t want or don’t need, because we expect others to do likewise?

From Slate • May 11, 2026

The writer Thomas Mann, “a conservative and a patriot,” chose exile, becoming a scathing critic of those who didn’t do likewise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

If you knowingly buy the wrong Zoom stock and convince others to do likewise, maybe you’re not exactly being funny, but on some level, you’re trying.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

But he may talk up both the UK's commitment and his calls for other European allies to do likewise.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

George Post persuaded him at least to hear what Burnham had to say, arguing that if Hunt stood down, the others would feel pressed to do likewise, for such was Hunt’s influence.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson