"So far as the object of taxation is……" — John Quincy Adams

So far as the object of taxation is to raise a revenue… - John Quincy Adams
"So far as the object of taxation is to raise a revenue for discharging the debts and defraying the expenses of the community, its operation should be adapted as much as possible to suit the burden with equal hand upon all in proportion with their ability of bearing it without oppression."

John Quincy Adams

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