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The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to get th

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

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The payment of taxes gives a right to protection. – James M. Wayne

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What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin. – Mark Twain, Notebook, 1902

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The best things in life are free, but sooner or later the government will find a way to tax them. – Author Unknown

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