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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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Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may. – 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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No statesmen ever will find it worth his pains, to tax our labor and excise our brain. – Randolph Churchill

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Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that havent been taxed before. – Art Buchwald

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The politicians dont just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes until you are dependent and helpless. When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both. – James Dale Davidson

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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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