Quote by: William Cobbett

The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor, to take from those who do labor the produce of that labor, and to give it to those who do not labor.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Cobbett
  • DescriptionEnglish pamphleteer, farmer and journalist
  • BornMarch 9, 1763
  • DiedJune 18, 1835
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionJournalist; Farmer; Politician; Author
  • WorksRural Rides