"The income tax has made liars out..." - Quote by Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
More by Will Rogers
“Senators are a never-ending source of amusement, amazement, and discouragement.”
“After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him... The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.”
“Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.”
More on Taxation
“Taxation according to income is the most effective instrument yet devised to obtain just contribution from those best able to bear it and to avoid placing onerous burdens upon the mass of our people.”
“The purse of the people is the real seat of sensibility. Let it be drawn upon largely, and they will then listen to truths which could not excite them through any other organ.”
“Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.”
More on Honesty
“Did Stanton say I was a damned fool? Then I dare say I must be one, for Stanton is generally right and he always says what he means.”
“We do not learn much from learned books, but from true, sincere, human books, from frank and honest biographies.”
“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.”