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liability

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The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.

That which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable.

the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; -- opposed to assets.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself. Howard H. Aiken

A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion. Richard E. Byrd

Yet a personal God can become a grave liability. He can be a mere idol carved in our own image, a projection of our limited needs. fears and desires. We can assume that he loves what we love and hates what we hate, endorsing our prejudices instead of compelling us to transcend them. Karen Armstrong

Under a tyranny, most friends are a liability. One quarter of them turn "reasonable" and become your enemies, one quarter are afraid to speak, and one quarter are killed and you die with them. But the blessed final quarter keep you alive. Sinclair Lewis

Medical liability reform is not a Republican or Democrat issue or even a doctor versus lawyer issue. It is a patient issue. John Ensign

Trust is the biggest liability of all. Klingon Proverb

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