Joseph Story Quote

In a general sense, all contributions imposed by the government upon individuals for the service of the state, are called taxes, by whatever name they may be known, whether by the name of tribute, tythe, tallage, impost, duty, gabel, custom, subsidy, aid, supply, excise, or other name.

The Constitutional Class Book: Being a Brief Exposition of the Constitution of the United States (ed. 1834)

In a general sense, all contributions imposed by the government upon individuals for the service of the state, are called taxes, by whatever name...

In a general sense, all contributions imposed by the government upon individuals for the service of the state, are called taxes, by whatever name...

In a general sense, all contributions imposed by the government upon individuals for the service of the state, are called taxes, by whatever name...

In a general sense, all contributions imposed by the government upon individuals for the service of the state, are called taxes, by whatever name...