07-05-2013, 07:06 AM
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Congress Needs to Revisit Thomas Paine...
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Originally Posted by RailroadJoe
Too bad the Congress of July 4th 2013 isn't as knowledgeable
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"If, from the more wretched parts of the Old World, we look at those which are in an advanced stage of improvement, we still find the Greedy Hand of Government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of Industry, and Grasping the Spoil of the Multitude.
"Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without [taxation]."
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~Thomas Paine
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