Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, vol. 1, pt. 2, ch. 5 (1840).
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In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
— Alexis de Tocqueville on Taxation
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About Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French political thinker and historian, most famous for his work Democracy in America.
About Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French political thinker and historian, most famous for his work Democracy in America.
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