To Prime Minister William Gladstone, when asked about the usefulness of electricity:

Why sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it!


Democracy and Liberty (1899), W. E. H. Lecky


Why sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it!

Why sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it!

Why sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it!

Why sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it!