Arthur Young Quote

Every one but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious.

Arthur Young (1771), quoted in: Edward Palmer Thompson (1963) The Making of the English Working Class p. 358

Every one but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious.

Every one but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious.

Every one but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious.

Every one but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious.