Teddy Roosevelt said "I am perfectly well aware that as Chief Justice Marshall says: “The power of taxation is the power of destruction.” But this applies to every species of property." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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I am perfectly well aware that as Chief Justice Marshall says: “The power of taxation is the power of destruction.” But this applies to every species of property.

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Teddy Roosevelt

Republican · New York

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gutenberg.org

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt quotes Chief Justice Marshall to emphasize the destructive potential of taxation if misapplied.

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