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Jonathan Swift1667–1745

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.

Jonathan Swift on work

Gulliver’s Travels (1726), Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag, Chapter VII

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