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The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the taxpayer to withdraw his capital from productive business.
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Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers, liquidate real estate.... It will purge the rottenness out of the system.
Andrew Mellon
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Born:
March 24, 1855
Died:
August 26, 1937
(aged 82)
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