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> [“The way it had originally worked was that each of the three estates got an equal say: each had an equal number of “deputies” to represent it. This meant that the clergy and the nobility together could outvote anything that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-reiss/the-way-it-had-originally-worked-was-that-each-of-the-three-estates/)

[Tom Reiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-reiss/)

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> [I like the idea of a proportional tax. That way you pay according to your ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-like-the-idea-of-a-proportional-tax-that-way-you-pay-according-to/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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