Government Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reeactments, because a constant hold, by the nation, of the strings of the public purse is…

— Thomas Jefferson

I hold that two principles are important; first that there should be a steady expansion of public services, not an irregular one related to…

— John James Cowperthwaite

Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as little…

— Adam Smith

We must have a fair tax in the United States. We have to re-adjust it, we must be fiscally responsible.

— Peter Camejo

We say that anytime budgets are balanced and an ample savings account has been set aside, government should just stop collecting taxes. Better to…

— Mitch Daniels

To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.

— James Monroe

At a time of immense pressure on public finances, every tax break has to be carefully considered and fully justified.

— Rachel Reeves

Taxes should be proportioned to what may be annually spared by the individual.

— Thomas Jefferson

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.

— Alain de Botton

A tax is always a sacrifice which the government demands of individuals.While it only lessens every one's personal eÇŒoyments, it only shifts expenses from…

— Antoine Destutt de Tracy

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

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

— Jon Corzine