The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected… — G.K. Chesterton

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.

The Man who was Thursday: A Nightmare · 1904
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Chesterton, G.K. "The Man Who Was Thursday." The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton. Vol. 6, Ignatius Press, 1991. Originally published by J.W. Arrowsmith, 1904.