The poor are very well off, at least the agricultural poor, very well off indeed. Their incomes are certain, that is a great point, and they have no cares, no anxieties; they always have a resource, they always have the House. People without cares do not require as much food as those whose life entails anxieties. See how long they live!
— Benjamin Disraeli Modern

British PM

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General observation on the agricultural poor.

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Unknown, likely mid-19th century

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