The gold-digger is the enemy of the honest laborer, whatever checks and compensations there may be. It is not enough to tell me that you worked hard to get your gold. So does the Devil work hard. The way of transgressors may be hard in many respects.
Henry David ThoreauA man's whole life is taxed for the least thing well done. It is its net result.
Henry David ThoreauWhen I meet a government which says to me, "Your money or your life," why should I be in haste to give it my money?
Henry David Thoreau