The best scheme of finance is, to spend as little as possible; and the best tax is always the lightest.


Book III, On Consumption, Chapter VIII, Section I, p. 449 - A Treatise On Political Economy (Fourth Edition) (1832)

Jean-Baptiste Say Quotes

The best scheme of finance is, to spend as little as possible; and the best tax is always the lightest.

The best scheme of finance is, to spend as little as possible; and the best tax is always the lightest.

The best scheme of finance is, to spend as little as possible; and the best tax is always the lightest.

The best scheme of finance is, to spend as little as possible; and the best tax is always the lightest.