Quote#War
The present assault on capital is but the beginning. It will be but…
Quote byStephen Johnson Field · 1816–1899
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Concurring in Pollock v. Farmers Loan and Trust Co., 157 U. S. 429, 607 (1895)..
English (original)
The present assault on capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor against the rich—a war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness.
— Stephen Johnson Field
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