Citizens Quote by Leonard Read

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

When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust…

— Laozi

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

The revenue of the country, levied almost insensibly to the taxpayer, goes on from year to year, increasing beyond either the interests or the…

— Franklin Pierce

Government spending is always a “tax” burden on the American people and is never equally or fairly distributed. The poor and low-middle income workers…

— Ron Paul

People are beginning to realize that the apparatus of government is costly. But what they do not know is that the burden falls inevitably…

— Frederic Bastiat

The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending.

— Grover Norquist

Let me tell you, that's what taxation is - it's confiscation. It's your money, it's not the government's money. But the government makes you…

— Rafael Cruz

Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure.

— Mark Skousen

The government should spend money earned through taxes on social welfare schemes, create infrastructure and in other priority areas, whether national security or providing…

— Anurag Thakur

A lot of people feel left out by a government that taxes too much and regulates them too heavily and seems to result in…

— Mike Lee

The true principle of taxation is the benefit principle - those who benefit from a government service should pay for it. It's also known…

— Mark Skousen