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I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another… — Samuel Johnson

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I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

Samuel Johnson
Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell · 1772
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Topic
Citizen and state
Genre
Biography
Time
1772
Person
Samuel Johnson
Provenance
Current citation
Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.
Original citation
Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry by James Boswell. 31 Mar. 1772.

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