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It was one of the most searching, thorough, comprehensive systems of taxation ever devised by any Government.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “It was one of the most searching, thorough, comprehensive systems of taxation ever devised by any Government.”
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Blaine emphasizes the thoroughness of a taxation system implemented during a critical period in U.S. history.
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