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The protection of the masses has in all times been the pretense of…

Quote byHenry George · 1839–1897

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Protection or Free Trade? (1886), Ch. 2.

English (original)

The protection of the masses has in all times been the pretense of tyranny — the plea of monarchy, of aristocracy, of special privilege of every kind. The slave owners justified slavery as protecting the slaves.

— Henry George

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