"It was an easy thing to tax for a young country. And then gradually we moved to property taxes, manufacturing taxes, and the income tax was the answer to a populist demand: Let's go after the rich guys. We got into World War I, and they raised the rates and started taxing the rich. Then we got into World War II, and that's when they taxed everybody, because they just needed more revenue."

-- T.R. Reid

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“Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.”
“in the beginning William Shakespeare was a baby, and knew absolutely nothing. He couldn't even speak.”

Source : Mary Ruefle (2012). “Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures”, p.249, Wave Books
“Our law enforcement must have every tool necessary to find and disrupt terrorists at home and abroad. That's the task of the 21st century.”
“I don't need the Ballon d'Or to know I'm the best. It matters more to some players”
“Itâ€™s not stalking if you don't follow them home, right?”
“The rational man finds that his share of the cost of the wastes he discharges into the commons is less than the cost of purifying his wastes before releasing them.”
“The Rosary, especially prayed in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, is a powerful means of spiritual grace. In all of our efforts to promote the sanctity of human life, prayer is our first and strongest resource. May we rely upon the power of our Lord's presence in the Blessed Sacrament and the intercession of His Blessed Mother to guide and help us in fostering a greater respect for human life and an end to abortion in our society...”
“Actually, I love mythology. When I was a kid I was obsessed with myth and I wanted to be a mythologist when I grew up. Then I realized I really just like stories.”

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