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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Henry George
Born: September 2, 1839
Died: October 29, 1897 (aged 58)
Bio: Henry George was an American political economist, journalist, and philosopher. George is famous for popularizing the idea that land/resource rents be captured for public use or shared, in lieu of harmful taxes on labor and productive investment.
Known for:
- Progress and Poverty (1879)
- Protection Or Free Trade (1886)
- The science of political economy (1894)
- The Irish Land Question (1881)
- A Perplexed Philosopher (1892)
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