Citizens Quote by Ronald Reagan

The tax money belongs to the taxpayers. It doesn't belong to the bureaucracy. And government is not a welfare system.

— Bruce Rauner

The welfare state that is built upon this conception seems to prove precisely away from the conservative conception of authoritative and personal government, towards…

— Roger Scruton

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

Is there a point of taxation wherein even a Democrat would acknowledge it is thievery by the government?

— Dennis Prager

The United States has a system of taxation by confession

— Hugo Black

A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty,…

— Calvin Coolidge

The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes…

— Lysander Spooner

I want paying taxes to feel like the accomplishment of a civic duty.

— Hank Green

If you want a government that's going to do the things we ask our government to do, you've got to get it from somebody.

— Warren Buffett

Taxpayers can go online and find out more about the way their government works than ever before.

— Anonymous

In other words, governments do not collect taxes to provide services, they provide services as an excuse to collect taxes.

— Richard J. Maybury

As a citizen, you have an obligation to the countrys tax system, but you also have an obligation to yourself to know your rights…

— Donald Alexander