[M]en who prefer any load of infamy, however great, to any … - Sydney Smith

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[M]en who prefer any load of infamy, however great, to any pressure of taxation, however light.

Sydney Smith

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Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English clergyman, critic, philosopher and wit.

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Alternative Names: Reverend Sydney Smith

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