William Cobbett Quotes about Giving

"Paper Against Gold and Glory Against Prosperity. Or, an Account of the Rise, Progress, Extent and Present State of the Funds and of the Papermoney of Great-Britain Etc".
The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.
William Cobbett (1829). “Advice to young men, and, incidentally, to young women, in the middle and higher ranks of life, in a series of letters”, p.51
William Cobbett (1847). “A grammar of the English language, etc”, p.15
William Cobbett (2011). “A Year's Residence in the United States of America: Treating of the Face of the Country, the Climate, the Soil... of the Expenses of Housekeeping... of the Manners and Customs of the People; And, of the Institutions of the Country...”, p.63, Cambridge University Press