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

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic

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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Time
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History is written by the winners.

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George Orwell
Source
As I Please Tribune
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Orwell, George. "As I Please." Tribune, 4 Feb. 1944.

Current Citation

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