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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

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. – Thomas Paine

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Religion
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Thomas Paine
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He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third. – Thomas Paine

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Faith
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I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. – Thomas Paine

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Peace
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Thomas Paine
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Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today. – Herman Wouk

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Any tax is a discouragement and therefore a regulation so far as it goes. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Taxes

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

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Taxes

The sales tax seems to be more politically acceptable than the income tax. – Raymond C. Scheppach

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Taxes

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You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself. – Buddha

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Im often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. Im glad I didnt go, because if I had I wouldnt have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is. – Francesca Annis

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