On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Not a thirtieth, scarcely a fortieth, part of the taxes which are raised in England are either occasioned by, or applied to, the purpose of civil government.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
Paine provides a specific statistic to illustrate how little of England's tax revenue is actually used for civil government purposes.
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