English - Economist | March 5, 1879 - March 16, 1963
Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens.
William Beveridge
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Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege.
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The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man.
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