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“Liberty ... was a two-headed boon. There was first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, to levy their own taxes, and to make their own laws.... There was second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased -- freedom from the despotism of the majority.”

Source: Alexander Hamilton: Lapham's Quarterly - Special Issue

“The power to tax, once conceded, has no limits; it continues until it destroys.”

Limits Taxes Libertarian Mistress Conceded

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“When government gets too big, freedom is lost. Government is supposed to be the servant. But when a government can tax the people with no limit or restraint on what the government can take, then the government has become the master.”

People Bigs Government Lost Masters Limits Taxes Supposed To Be Servant Restraint

Author:Ronald Reagan

“We cannot restore traditional American freedom unless we limit the government's power to tax.”

Government Limits Taxes Libertarian Traditional Tinkering American Freedom

Book:Income Tax: Root of All Evil

Source: Income Tax: Root of All Evil

“We've excused all houses up to $750,000 from our property-purchase tax. We have more to do. There are other measures we intend to take to try and address housing affordability. There are things we can do. There are limits to it and we can't do it by ourselves.”

Trying House Can Do Limits Taxes Property Addresses Housing Affordability

Author:Christy Clark

“Senator McCain believes there ought to be a limit to how much the government can take from anybody, and he believes that today with the federal tax rate at 35 percent that that's more than the government ought to be taking from any individual regardless of how much they make.”

Believe Government Today Individual Ought Limits Taxes Percent Rate Senators Mccain Federal Taxes

Author:Karl Rove

“If top marginal income tax rates are set too high, they discourage productive economic activity. In the limit, a top marginal income tax rate of 100 percent would mean that taxpayers would gain nothing from working harder or investing more. In contrast, a higher top marginal rate on consumption would actually encourage savings and investment. A top marginal consumption tax rate of 100 percent would simply mean that if a wealthy family spent an extra dollar, it would also owe an additional dollar of tax.”