“Highly graduate taxation realizes most completely the supreme danger of democracy, creating a state of things in which one class imposes on another burdens which it is not asked to share, and impels the State into vast schemes of extravagance, under the belief that the whole costs will be thrown upon others.”
Quote by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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William Edward Hartpole Lecky
William Edward Hartpole Lecky was a British political figure and philosopher, known for his contributions to history and ethics, particularly in the fields of political thought history and moral philosophy. His works are extensive and cover European political thought from ancient Greece to the 19th century. more
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