Barriers Quote by Alexander Hamilton

It is a singular advantage of taxes on articles of consumption that they contain in their own nature a security against excess. They prescribe…

— Alexander Hamilton

The possession of unnecessary implements makes difficult the collection of taxes and dues and tends to foment uprisings.

— Toyotomi Hideyoshi

To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical...A wise…

— Thomas Jefferson

The best taxes are such as are levied upon consumptions, especially those of luxury; because such taxes are least felt by the people. They…

— David Hume

The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.

— Rand Paul

For one cause or another, it has become necessary to impose restrictions upon the use of many commodities, including not a few of the…

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

Our present tax system ... exerts too heavy a drag on growth ... It reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment, and risk-taking…

— John F. Kennedy

The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of…

— Calvin Coolidge

Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern…

— Learned Hand

No duty is more imperative for the government than the duty it ;owes the people to furnish them with a sound and uniform currency,…

— Abraham Lincoln

[High income tax rates] not only check consumption but discourage investment and encourage...the avoidance of taxes [rather] than the production of goods.[...]Our present tax…

— John F. Kennedy

When more of the people's sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of government and…

— Grover Cleveland