On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Excess and inequality of taxation, however disguised in the means, never fail to appear in their effects.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
From "Rights of Man," Paine asserts that excessive and unequal taxation inevitably reveals its detrimental effects, regardless of how it is implemented.
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