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“To subject every private family to the odious visits and examination of the tax-gatherers ... would be altogether inconsistent with liberty.” quote by Adam Smith — Download Open image

“To subject every private family to the odious visits and examination of the tax-gatherers ... would be altogether inconsistent with liberty.”

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