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Taxation being a burthen, must needs weigh lightest on each individual, when it bears upon all alike.

Jean-Baptiste Say

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Jean-Baptiste Say
Age: 65 †
Born: 1767
Born: January 5
Died: 1832
Died: November 14
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Jean Baptiste Say
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