Note 99 — Chapter I · : THE PHYSIOCRATS

“Let us observe, in passing, that the terms ‘taxation’ and ‘public revenue’ have unfortunately become synonymous in the public mind. The term ‘taxation’ is always unpopular. It implies a charge that is hard to bear, and which everybody is anxious to shirk. The public revenue is the product of the sovereign’s landed property, which is distinct from his subjects’ property.” (Mercier de la Rivière, p. 451.)