On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
As they have contrived matters, their taxation does not so much depend on their constitution as their constitution on their taxation.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Criticizing the French National Assembly, Burke observes that their new constitution is unusually dependent on their taxation system, rather than the other way around.
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