"A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it."
― Alexis de Tocqueville
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― Alexis de Tocqueville
More From Alexis de Tocqueville
- "As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?"
- "There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult – to begin a war and to end it."
- "The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens."
More In Government
- "War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits."― James Madison
- "If we become one of those societies that attack success, why not come as certain there will be a lot less success? And that’s not who we are."― Mitt Romney
- "If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets."― Gary Hart