Quote by William Cobbett
Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in th

Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt. – William Cobbett

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Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of speculation; but which ought to be called Gambling. – William Cobbett

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Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may. – William Cobbett

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No matter how bad a child is, he is still good for a tax deduction. – Proverb

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It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them. – Tiberius Caesar

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Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed. – Bernard Berenson

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No statesmen ever will find it worth his pains, to tax our labor and excise our brain. – Randolph Churchill

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