Quote by Thomas Paine
What at first was plunder assumed the softer name of revenue. - Th

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

Other quotes by Thomas Paine

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. – Thomas Paine

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Peace
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It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. – Thomas Paine

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Happiness
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Every religion is good that teaches man to be good and I know of none that instructs him to be bad. – Thomas Paine

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good
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Other Quotes from
Taxes
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IRS: an agency modeled after the revenue-raising concepts of the 19th-century economist, Jesse James. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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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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Taxes

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government. – Barry Goldwater

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Taxes

Today, it takes more brains and effort to make out the income-tax form than it does to make the income. – Alfred E. Neuman

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Taxes

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We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity. – George Soros

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