Carolina QuotesNo favored class should demand freedom from assessment, and the taxes should be so distributed as not to fall unduly on the poor, but rather on the accumulated wealth of the country.
Andrew Johnson Carolinian
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Andrew Johnson's First State of the Union Address (1865)
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- Andrew Johnson's First State of the Union Address
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- 1865
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“No favored class should demand freedom from assessment, and …” Andrew Johnson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-852E1CABE5. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/852e1cabe5
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