Quote#Politics & Power
When more of the people's sustenance is exacted through the form of…
Quote byGrover Cleveland · 1837–1908
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Second Annual Message to Congress (December 1886)..
English (original)
When more of the people's sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of government and expenses of its economical administration, such exaction becomes ruthless extortion and a violation of the fundamental principles of free government.
— Grover Cleveland
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