A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

George Bernard Shaw

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Redistribution of wealth

Author

George Bernard Shaw

Source

Everybody's Political What's What?

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

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Ireland Europe

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Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Everybody's Political What's What? Constable & Company/Dodd, Mead & Company, 1944, ch. 30.

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