We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a read more

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle

To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men.

To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men.

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount read more

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income.

I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for read more

I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money.

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with read more

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing

Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is quite as satisfying as an income tax refund.

Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is quite as satisfying as an income tax refund.

The Eiffel Tower is the Empire State Building after taxes.

The Eiffel Tower is the Empire State Building after taxes.

The power to tax involves the power to destroy.

The power to tax involves the power to destroy.

The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Even when you make a read more

The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when its through, if you are a crook or a martyr.