Logo
The expenses of government, having for their object the interest o

The expenses of government, having for their object the interest of all, should be borne by everyone, and the more a man enjoys the advantages of society, the more he ought to hold himself honored in contributing to those expenses. – Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Taxes
category

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to get the most feathers with the least hissing. – Jean Baptist Colbert, attributed

Category:
Taxes

What at first was plunder assumed the softer name of revenue. – Thomas Paine

Category:
Taxes

I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. – Mark Twain

Category:
Taxes

Of all debts, men are least willing to pay their taxes; what a satire this is on government. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Category:
Taxes

Random Quotes

This – the leadership of the mayor is crucial, because it is to the mayor that people will look to provide the vision, the energy, and the sense of confidence in the rebuilding and the recovery. – Marc Morial

Category:
Leadership

Women. They are a complete mystery. – Stephen Hawking

Category:
Women

There is still no cure for the common birthday. – John Glenn

Category:
Birthday

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge. – Benjamin Jowett

Category:
Logic