On the recordJanuary 1, 1852
What a barbarous and odious policy, that goes upon the principle that none but capitalists are henceforth to be allowed to live, as farmers at least.
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Benjamin Disraeli
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
From his biography of Lord George Bentinck, Disraeli criticizes an economic policy that he views as exclusionary to non-capitalist farmers.
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