"And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make t… - Jonathan Swift

"And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.

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Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer and satirist. Acclaimed as one of the finest prose satirists in the English language, he was also well known for his poetry and essays.

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Alternative Names: Isaac Bickerstaff • M. B. Drapier • Lemuel Gulliver • Simon Wagstaff

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He said, “my discourse was all very strange, but especially the last part; for he could not understand, why nature should teach us to conceal what nature had given; that neither himself nor family were ashamed of any parts of their bodies; but, however, I might do as I pleased.”

Hobbes clearly proves that every creature
Lives in a state of war by nature.

As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.

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