 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 sider
...others, and" much more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. — Franklin. TAXING. — Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new impositions ;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 308 sider
...our pride, and four times as much liy our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot east: or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However,...something may be done for us ; ' God helps them that helps themselves', as poor Richard says in his Almanac. " It would be thought a hard government that... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 sider
...We are taxed twice äs much by our idleness, three times äs much by our pride, and- four times äs much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners...done for us; „God helps them that help themselves," äs poor Richard says. „I. It would be thought a hard government that should tax the people one tenth... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee - 1977 - 130 sider
...commandeering the fruits of our labor. As early as 1753 Benjamin Franklin suggested a standard. He wrote: "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth of their time, to he employed in its service." The fundamental principle laid down by our founding... | |
 | William Peterfield Trent, Benjamin Willis Wells - 1903 - 1042 sider
...We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as mach by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us byallowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and somsthing may be done for us ;... | |
 | William B. Dillingham - 1986 - 464 sider
...that they impose upon themselves. "We are taxed," he tells them, "twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much...cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement." 47 The point that he wishes to make is that this form of self-taxation is going on without most of... | |
 | James L. Huston - 1999 - 340 sider
...(Philadelphia, 1860), 58. before still applied: "We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly."51 Southerners readily acceded to the necessity of cultivating the middle-class virtues of thrift,... | |
 | Trevor A. Kletz - 1993 - 196 sider
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much...taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us. ' (The original is quoted in Economic Briefing, September 1992, No 4, 7 (HM Treasury)) Many primitive... | |
 | Various - 1994 - 676 sider
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much...that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733. It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one-tenth Part of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1998 - 404 sider
...many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much...that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733. It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one tenth Part of... | |
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The taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharg-e them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness,... 
