Taxes are what we pay for civilized society. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Dissenting Opinion. Compania de Tabacos de Filipinas v. Collector of Internal Revenue. United States Reports, vol. 275, 21 Nov. 1927, pp. 99-101. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/275/87/.

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