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“Never let the estate decrease in your hands. It is only by such resolutions as that that English noblemen and English gentlemen can preserve their country. I cannot bear to see property changing hands.” quote by Anthony Trollope
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“Never let the estate decrease in your hands. It is only by such resolutions as that that English noblemen and English gentlemen can preserve their country. I cannot bear to see property changing hands.”

Anthony Trollope

About This Quote

Source Novel: The Way We Live Now, 1875

Advocates retaining property to maintain national stability and personal responsibility.

In simple terms: Keep property to protect your country.

Key Takeaway

Preserve wealth, protect nation.

Themes

property nationalism responsibility

Mood

reflective serious

Type

political philosophical

When to use this quote

  • family inheritance
  • business ownership
  • political leadership

Key Concepts

economic stability social order

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does property affect national strength?
  • What responsibilities come with wealth?
A Different Perspective

May ignore social mobility and wealth redistribution.

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