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I ask the political economists and the moralists if they have ever calculated the number of individuals who must be condemned to misery, overwork, demoralisation, degradation, rank ignorance, overwhelming misfortune and utter penury in order to produce one rich man.

Almeida Garrett

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Almeida Garrett

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Born: February 4, 1799
Died: December 9, 1854 (aged 55)
Bio: João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, Viscount of Almeida Garrett was a Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician. He is considered to be the introducer of the Romantic movement in Portugal.
Known for:
  1. Viagens na Minha Terra (1846)
  2. Frei Luis De Sousa (1844)
  3. FOLHAS CAIDAS
  4. Um Auto de Gil Vicente (1838)
  5. Travels in My Homeland

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