Founders' Quotes - Jefferson on Excessive Taxation

The Patriot Post ^ | 10/31/2007 | various

[Loud Mime]

“Excessive taxation will carry reason and reflection to every man’s door, and particularly in the hour of election.”
Thomas Jefferson

Strangely, we have some people who want more tax because it's a big redistribution scam.

“On the other hand, the duty imposed upon him to take care, that the laws be faithfully executed, follows out the strong injunctions of his oath of office, that he will "preserve, protect, and defend the constitution." The great object of the executive department is to accomplish this purpose; and without it, be the form of government whatever it may, it will be utterly worthless for offence, or defence; for the redress of grievances, or the protection of rights; for the happiness, or good order, or safety of the people.”
Joseph Story (Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833)

"History by apprising [citizens] of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men; it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views."
Thomas Jefferson (Notes on the State of Virginia, Query 14, 1781)

Others:

FEMA employees staged their own press conference where their own people were asked softball questions by their other own people, It was reminded me of the times when Democrats were interviewed by the mainstream media. There is virtually no difference between these events. LM

A few from François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire:

“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” —Voltaire

“An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.”

“Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.”

[Loud Mime]

Great information and great source....thank you!

[Loud Mime]

Invention is continually exercised, to furnish new pretenses for revenues and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without tribute.

It's just a matter of time before they tax the internet.

[MosesKnows]

Strangely, we have some people who want more tax because it's a big redistribution scam.

The 16th and the following 17th amendment are at the root of the taxation woes and the related corruption.

The Republic and the vision of the Constitution cannot succeed with direct taxation of the citizens. The founders specifically avoided giving the new government the power to directly tax the citizens.

Article 1, Section 2:
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers,

Article 1, Section 9:
No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.

Could they have been any clearer?

[MosesKnows]

if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another

It is indeed this simple?

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” - Thomas Jefferson

[orlop9]

“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” —Voltaire

I think this one deserves a bump today

[Loud Mime]

Thank You

That’s one for the journal