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A full belly to the labourer was, in my opinion, the foundation of…

Quote byWilliam Cobbett · 1763–1835

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Autobiography of William Cobbett (1833), Ch. 12, pp. 185-186.

English (original)

A full belly to the labourer was, in my opinion, the foundation of public morals and the only source of real public peace.

— William Cobbett

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