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Legal writing3 quotes

Taxes are what we pay for civilized society. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. · 1927 The power to tax involves the power to destroy. — John Marshall · 1819 Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury. — Learned Hand · 1934

Political speech3 quotes

Read my lips: no new taxes. — George H.W. Bush · 1988 Taxation and representation are inseparable... Whatever is a man's own, is absolutely his own; no man hath a right to take it from him withough his consent either expressed by himself or representative; whoever attempts to do it, attempts an injury; whoever does it, commits a robbery; he throws down and destroys the distinction between liberty and slavery. — Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden · 1766 No more revenue ought to be collected from the people than the amount necessary to defray the expenses of a wise, economical, and efficient administration of the Government. — James Buchanan · 1857

Comedic play1 quote

'Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but death and taxes. — Christopher Bullock · 1716

Comedy (stand up)1 quote

You know what’s fucked up about taxes? You don’t even pay taxes. They take tax. You get your check, money gone. That ain’t a payment, that’s a jack. — Chris Rock · 1999

Economic literature1 quote

There is no art which one government sooner learns of another, than that of draining money from the pockets of the people. — Adam Smith · 1776

Philosophical literature1 quote

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income. — Socrates · 375 BC

Religious literature1 quote

Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. — Jesus · 60