Poor Law Quotes
- I thought I had been a suffragist before I became a Poor Law Guardian, but now I began to think about the vote in women's… — Emmeline Pankhurst
- In countries with a properly functioning legal system, the mob continues to exist, but it is rarely called upon to mete out capital punishment. The… — Teju Cole
- My guess is that good and bad parenting is spread fairly evenly across different social groups. But can you imagine Tony Blair lecturing the middle… — Martin Jacques
- There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very… — Barbara Castle