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18 lines
590 B
Plaintext
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"Security, the chief pretence of civilization, cannot exist where the
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worst of dangers, the danger of poverty, hangs over everyone's head,
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and where the alleged protection of our persons from violence is only
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an accidental result of the existence of a police force whose real
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business is to force the poor man to see his children starve whilst
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idle people overfeed pet dogs with the money that might feed and
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clothe them."
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- Bernard Shaw, from his play
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- "Major Barbara"
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"A government with the policy to rob Peter to pay Paul
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can be assured of the support of Paul"
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