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And it is imposed solely for the purpose of establishing a practically omnipotent monopoly in the hands of a few.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “And it is imposed solely for the purpose of establishing a practically omnipotent monopoly in the hands of a few.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner claims that the tax system is designed to empower a select few at the expense of the many.
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They neither ask, nor expect, any mercy, if they should ever fall into the hands of honest men.
They do not carry their heads high, above all other men, and demand our reverence and admiration, as statesmen, patriots, and benefactors.
For all these reasons, they are not only modest and sensible, but really frank, honest, and honorable villains, contrasted with these courts of injustice, and the lawmakers by whom these courts are established.
On the contrary, they acknowledge themselves robbers, murderers, and villains, pure and simple.