The aristocracy are not the farmers who work the land, and raise the produce, but are the mere consumers of the rent; and when compared with the active world, are the drones, a seraglio of males, who neither collect the honey nor form the hive, but exist only for lazy enjoyment.


Rights of Man... Fifth edition (ed. 1791)

Thomas Paine Quotes

The aristocracy are not the farmers who work the land, and raise the produce, but are the mere consumers of the rent; and when compared with the...

The aristocracy are not the farmers who work the land, and raise the produce, but are the mere consumers of the rent; and when compared with the...

The aristocracy are not the farmers who work the land, and raise the produce, but are the mere consumers of the rent; and when compared with the...

The aristocracy are not the farmers who work the land, and raise the produce, but are the mere consumers of the rent; and when compared with the...