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Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes: A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
         

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.


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A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
         



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