Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege.
- William Beveridge
Pessimist, Find, Often, Scratch
The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man.
- William Beveridge
Government, Common, Rulers, Object
Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens.
- William Beveridge
Democracy, May, Which, Weed
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