But what is to be the fate of the great wen of all? The monster, called, by the silly coxcombs of the press, "the metropolis of the empire"?More William Cobbett quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of 'speculation'; but which ought to be called Gambling.More William Cobbett quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

But I do not remember ever having seen a newspaper in the house; and, most certainly, that privation did not render us less industrious, happy, or free.More William Cobbett quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people. have uttered falsehoods so long, they have played off so many tricks, that their budget seems, at last, to be quite empty.More William Cobbett quotes [01/01/2000 12:01:00]

If the people of Sheffield could only receive a tenth part of what their knives sell for by retail in America, Sheffield might pave its streets with silver.More William Cobbett quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]