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A quotation from William Pitt

It is true, the bill is said to be founded on necessity; but what is this? Is it not necessity, which has always been the plea of every illegal exertion of power, or exercise of oppression? Is not necessity the pretence of every usurpation? Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

William Pitt (1759-1806) British Prime Minister (1804-06) [William Pitt the Younger]
Speech (1793-11-18), House of Commons, London

More info about this quote: wist.info/pitt-william/3164/

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My first post here was 10 days ago, & the very first reply sent me down a fascinating #RabbitHole
🕳️ 🐇 to a #Britain in which #Tories push for a fairer society with a #MinimumWage & expanded #WelfareBenefits, & our most beloved novelist skewers their opponents. Relevant holiday reading?

Here's the conversation, long 🧵 - what an intro to #Fediverse!
https://h-net.social/@ClaireFromClare/109556329817289341

#JaneAusten #UKpolitics
#WilliamPitt #PoorLaws
#EdmundBurke #CatherineDeBourgh
#CharacterNames #PrideAndPrejudice

My first post here was 10 days ago, & the very first reply sent me down a fascinating #RabbitHole
🕳️ 🐇 to a #Britain in which #Tories push for a fairer society with a #MinimumWage & expanded #WelfareBenefits, & our most beloved novelist skewers their opponents. Relevant holiday reading?

Here's the conversation, long 🧵 - what an intro to #Fediverse!
https://h-net.social/@ClaireFromClare/109556329817289341

#JaneAusten #UKpolitics
#WilliamPitt #PoorLaws
#EdmundBurke #CatherineDeBourgh
#CharacterNames #PrideAndPrejudice

My first post here was 10 days ago, & the very first reply sent me down a fascinating #RabbitHole
🕳️ 🐇 to a #Britain in which #Tories push for a fairer society with a #MinimumWage & expanded #WelfareBenefits, & our most beloved novelist skewers their opponents. Relevant holiday reading?

Here's the conversation, long 🧵 - what an intro to #Fediverse!
https://h-net.social/@ClaireFromClare/109556329817289341

#JaneAusten #UKpolitics
#WilliamPitt #PoorLaws
#EdmundBurke #CatherineDeBourgh
#CharacterNames #PrideAndPrejudice

My first post here was 10 days ago, & the very first reply sent me down a fascinating #RabbitHole
🕳️ 🐇 to a #Britain in which #Tories push for a fairer society with a #MinimumWage & expanded #WelfareBenefits, & our most beloved novelist skewers their opponents. Relevant holiday reading?

Here's the conversation, long 🧵 - what an intro to #Fediverse!
https://h-net.social/@ClaireFromClare/109556329817289341

#JaneAusten #UKpolitics
#WilliamPitt #PoorLaws
#EdmundBurke #CatherineDeBourgh
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@Tony_Meredith Thanks for drawing my attention to the relevance of #PrideAndPrejudice to #UKpolitics today. 225 years ago #Britain had a #Tory #PrimeMinister pushing for a fairer society with a #LivingIncome & an expansion of #WelfareBenefits. He was supported by many enlightened landowners but undermined by proponents of low taxes, #TrickleDownEconomics, & #charity. All astutely observed by #JaneAusten!

#WilliamPitt #PoorLaws #FairPay #MinimumWage
#Edmund Burke #CatherineDeBourgh
#SupportNHS

@Tony_Meredith Thanks for drawing my attention to the relevance of #PrideAndPrejudice to #UKpolitics today. 225 years ago #Britain had a #Tory #PrimeMinister pushing for a fairer society with a #LivingIncome & an expansion of #WelfareBenefits. He was supported by many enlightened landowners but undermined by proponents of low taxes, #TrickleDownEconomics, & #charity. All astutely observed by #JaneAusten!

#WilliamPitt #PoorLaws #FairPay #MinimumWage
#Edmund Burke #CatherineDeBourgh
#SupportNHS

@Tony_Meredith Thanks for drawing my attention to the relevance of #PrideAndPrejudice to #UKpolitics today. 225 years ago #Britain had a #Tory #PrimeMinister pushing for a fairer society with a #LivingIncome & an expansion of #WelfareBenefits. He was supported by many enlightened landowners but undermined by proponents of low taxes, #TrickleDownEconomics, & #charity. All astutely observed by #JaneAusten!

#WilliamPitt #PoorLaws #FairPay #MinimumWage
#Edmund Burke #CatherineDeBourgh
#SupportNHS