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William Cobbett: It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as…

It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.

In today’s wordsWhat makes a person independent isn't the size of his means so much as the smallness of his wants.

William CobbettCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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