I hold in my hand 1,379 pages of tax simplification.

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All taxation is an evil, but heavy taxes, indiscriminately levied on every everything are one...

All taxation is an evil, but heavy taxes, indiscriminately levied on every everything are one...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.'

Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.'

Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax.

Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax.

As a rule of thumb, Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad...

As a rule of thumb, Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad...

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest...

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest...

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor,...

The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor,...

Politics is very much like taxes - everybody is against them, or everybody is for...

Politics is very much like taxes - everybody is against them, or everybody is for...

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new compositions, any bungler can add...

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new compositions, any bungler can add...

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and...

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and...

Theres a lot of evidence you can sell people on tax increases if they think...

Theres a lot of evidence you can sell people on tax increases if they think...

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces

In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that...

In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that...

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Governments last only as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed

Governments last only as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.