“Thirty million, mostly fools. [When asked the population of England]” — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
England has not wholly escaped the curse which must ever befall a free government which holds extensive provinces in subjection; for, although she has not lost her liberty or fallen into anarchy, yet we behold the population of England crushed… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
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