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Quotation from Second Inaugural Address by Thomas Jefferson
“What farmer, what mechanic, what laborer ever sees a taxgatherer of the United States”
Second Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, fifth paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Jefferson boasts that federal revenue now comes from import duties rather than internal taxes.
Citation: "What farmer, what mechanic, what laborer ever sees a taxgatherer of the United States" — Thomas Jefferson, Second Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, fifth paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id jefferson-second-inaugural-address-q5)
