Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2001-04-24 Apr 24, 2001In 1950, the average family of four paid 2% of its earnings to federal taxes. Today it pays 24%.~ William R. Mattox, Jr.A man must pay the fiddler. In my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra often had to be subsidized.~ John Barrymore Apr 23, 2001When through a process of law the common people have lost their homes, they will be more tractable and more easily governed...~ Civil Servants' Year Book Apr 20, 2001Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought.~ Albert Szent-GyorgiAny formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession -- their ignorance.~ Hendrik van Loon Apr 19, 2001I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.~ Ashleigh BrilliantDon't let your mouth write no check that your tail can't cash.~ Bo DiddleyThe wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.~ Paula Poundstone Apr 18, 2001It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes.~ Andrew JacksonThe bold effort the present (central) bank had made to control the government ... are but premonitions of the fate that await the American people should they be deluded into a perpetuation of this institution or the establishment of another like it.~ Andrew Jackson Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print