Block Quote by Stephen King

Taxes are a universal burden in moral as well as in civil life. There is not a pleasure, social or otherwise, which is not…

— Alfred de Musset

One of the things I have been preaching around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elites.

— Hillary Clinton

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

Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip indirect taxes into the price of goods that they…

— Albert Camus

Taxes are a barbaric remnant of ancient times in which early farmers, tied to the land, no longer able to roam freely, unable to…

— L. Neil Smith

“The founders realized that a gigantic government would require increasingly large amounts of resources from the people in the form of taxes, and that…

— Ben Carson

It must always be remembered, however, that it is the luxuries, and not the necessary expense of the inferior ranks of people, that ought…

— Adam Smith

It is my absolute intent to hold the line on taxes.

— Jon Corzine

Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

— Mark Twain

Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.

— Mark Twain

Every tax, however, is to the person who pays it a badge, not of slavery but of liberty. It denotes that he is a…

— Adam Smith

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