 | United States. Congress. Joint committee on veterans' affairs - 1933 - 306 Seiten
...Benjamin Franklin, a somewhat sagacious individual, on that very subject when he said, " It would be a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth...part of their time, to be employed in its service," and yet every year since 1925 we have taken more than 10 per cent of our national time, as measured... | |
 | United States. Congress Joint Committee on Veterans Affairs - 1933 - 1490 Seiten
...Benjamin Franklin, a somewhat sagacious individual, on that very subject when he said, " It would be a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth...part of their time, to be employed in its service," and yet every year since 1925 we have taken more than 10 per cent of our national time, as measured... | |
 | International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers of America - 1920 - 746 Seiten
...less sensational than when put in the form of percentage. — News Letter. BEN FRANKLIN SAYS: It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its people...its service; but idleness taxes many of us much more ; sloth, by bringing on disease absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor... | |
 | 1952 - 552 Seiten
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It would be thought a hard government, that should tax its people one-tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service ; but idleness taxes many of us much more; sloth, by bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens life. Sloth, like rust, consumes... 
