laying taxes
Example Sentences
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It is pleasant to observe how free the present age is in laying taxes on the next.
From The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces by Jonathan Swift
Taxation, the act of laying taxes, is regarded as the highest function of government.
From Elements of Civil Government by Alexander L. Peterman
He sent them orders to dismiss that subject from their deliberations, and to proceed immediately with their work of laying taxes to raise money, or he would dissolve the Parliament as he had done before.
From Charles I Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
Each colony in time developed its own legislature elected by the voters; it grew accustomed to making laws and laying taxes for itself.
From History of the United States by Charles A. (Charles Austin) Beard
Such has been the progress of sedition, that those who, a few years ago, disputed only our right of laying taxes, now question the validity of every act of legislation.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons by Samuel Johnson
