Appease Quote by Robert Ringer

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

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

— Learned Hand

The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the taxpayer to…

— Andrew Mellon

The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the taxpayer to…

— Andrew Mellon

“A businessman who expects his output to be stolen, expropriated, or entirely taxed away will have little incentive to work, let alone any incentive…

— Daron Acemoğlu

The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to whether the Government will…

— William Henry Harrison

I shall easily show that it is impossible to tax further, ruinous to be always borrowing and not enough to confine ourselves to measures…

— Charles Alexandre de Calonne

Tax reduction has an almost irresistible appeal to the politician, and it is no doubt also gratifying to the citizen. It means more dollars…

— John W. Gardner

I know a bit about taxation and the remarkable effort that goes in to avoiding it.

— Robert Rinder

He who has the base necessities of life should pay nothing; taxation on him who has a surplus may, if need be; extend to…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Doubt is the tax man pays for the luxury of useless knowledge.

— Ivan Panin

“The only beneficiaries of income taxation are the politicians, for it not only gives them the means by which they can increase their emoluments…

— Frank Chodorov