Art Quote by Frederick The Great

Government has no wealth, and when a politician promises to give you something for nothing, he must first confiscate that wealth from you --…

— John Wayne

Another strange notion pervading whole peoples is that the State has money of its own; and nowhere is this absurdity more firmly fixed than…

— Anonymous

The government doesn't have any money. The only power it has is to take from some and give to others.

— Milton Friedman

The point of taxation isn't that the government knows better than you how to spend your money - it's that the government, by virtue…

— Jesse Taylor

No government ought to exist for the purpose of checking the prosperity of its people or to allow such a principle in its policy.

— Edmund Burke

Government has no wealth of its own. Before it gives anything to anyone, it must take from those who produced it.

— John Stossel

Throughout history governments have been chronically short of revenue. The reason should be clear: unlike you and me, governments do not produce useful goods…

— Murray Rothbard

As a general rule, governments are wise to avoid taxation that is voluntary, as they need a steady stream of income.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

The government doesn't create wealth of its own; it can only take it from some and distribute it to others or dictate particular public…

— Joel Miller

Government has no money of its own. All it does is take resources from one group and given them to another.

— John Stossel

Strictly speaking, it probably is not “necessary” for the federal government to tax anyone directly; it could simply print the money it needs. However,…

— Ron Paul

The role of government is to tax the people to the least extent possible while still taxing them enough to cover the basic needs…

— Dan Crenshaw