Famous Quotes | He will place a tax on the air...

He will place a tax on the air you breathe and on the bread you eat; he will give you a legislation which is as legitimate as it is unjust and instead of reasons, he’ll give you laws. These will grow in the course of time, until you no longer exist for yourselves but for others. - Franz Grillparzer
Attribution: Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872), Austrian author. Libussa, in Libussa, act 2 (1872).

Categories: Alienation, Author, Laws And The Law, Taxes

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