Английская Википедия:Death and taxes (idiom)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other uses "Death and taxes" is a phrase commonly referencing a famous quotation written by American statesman Benjamin Franklin:

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Though Franklin is not the progenitor of the phrase, his usage is the most famous, especially in the United States.[1] Earlier versions from the 18th century include a line in Daniel Defoe's The Political History of the Devil (1726),[2] and a quote from The Cobbler of Preston by Christopher Bullock (1716), which is the earliest known iteration.[3]

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