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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

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Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles he can only discover them. – Thomas Paine

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Science
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The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security. – Thomas Paine

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Government
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Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society. – Thomas Paine

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

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Taxes

The government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. – Ronald Reagan

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Taxes

The purse of the people is the real seat of sensibility. Let it be drawn upon largely, and they will then listen to truths which could not excite them through any other organ. – Thomas Jefferson

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Taxes

We must care for each other more, and tax each other less. – Bill Archer

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Taxes

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I got sick of turning on the TV and seeing my face. – Michael J. Fox

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Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price. – Author Unknown

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Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earths best interests and our citizens pressing needs. – Jim Clyburn

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environmental

And, after all, what is a lie? Tis but the truth in a masquerade. – Alexander Pope

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