Cobbett

Famous quotes containing the word cobbett:

    A full belly to the labourer was, in my opinion, the foundation of public morals and the only source of real public peace.
    —William Cobbett (1762–1835)

    Nouns of number, or multitude, such as Mob, Parliament, Rabble, House of Commons, Regiment, Court of King’s Bench, Den of Thieves, and the like.
    —William Cobbett (1762–1835)

    To suppose such a thing possible as a society, in which men, who are able and willing to work, cannot support their families, and ought, with a great part of the women, to be compelled to lead a life of celibacy, for fear of having children to be starved; to suppose such a thing possible is monstrous.
    —William Cobbett (1762–1835)