Anders Chydenius quotes
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“The more opportunities there are in a Society for some persons to live upon the toil of others, and the less those others may enjoy the fruits of their work themselves, the more is diligence killed, the former become insolent, the latter despairing, and both negligent.”
-- Anders ChydeniusSource : "The National Gain" by Anders Chydenius, (§20), 1765.
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“The exercise of one coercion always makes another inevitable.”
-- Anders ChydeniusSource : "Thoughts on the Natural Rights of Servants and Peasants". Book by Anders Chydenius, 1778.
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“Fatherland without freedom and merit is a large word with little meaning.”
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“...Fatherland without freedom and merit is a large word with little meaning.”
-- Anders ChydeniusSource : "For What Reason do so Many Swedes Emigrate Every Year?". Book by Anders Chydenius, 1765.
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“All things have rest: why should we toil alone, We only toil, who are the first of things.”
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Source : "The Meaning of Life and Other Essays" by A.J. Ayer, ("The Meaning of Life"), 1990.
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