...basing his system of government on common sense, reason, and justice; and for being of the opinion that 'whoever could make two Ears of Corn, or two...only one grew before; would deserve better of Mankind . . . than the whole Race of Politicians put together' (135). Gulliver, in his belittled and peevish...

...basing his sysrem of government on common sense, reason, and justice; and for being of the opinion that 'whoever could make two Ears of Corn, or two...of Ground where only one grew before; would deserve betrer of Mankind . . . than the whole Race of Politicians put togethet' (135). Gulliver, in his belirtled...

...is up to us. By themselves, they are neither good nor evil, just tools. Six Concluding Reflections Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before; would deserve better of Mankind, and do more...

...the greater villain loose Who steals the Common from the goose (Anon ) And he gave it for his opinion that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades...essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. (Dean Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels) The kidneys of the landscape (Mitsch...

...long-standing views. In 1 726, social critic Jonathan Swift wrote, "And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades...essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." According to the modern agricultural policy analyst Earl O. Heady, exclusive...

...Jonathan Swift put it in a nutshell: in “Gulliver's Travels”, the king of Brobdingnag declares that “... whoever could make two ears of corn, or...essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together” (J. Swift, 1726). These lines were written in 1726, when the world's population...

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...1817-1862 Henry David Thoreau was an American writer and philosopher. And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades...better of mankind, and do more essential service to his count.y, than the whole race of politicians put together. —Jonathan Swift 1667-1745 Jonathan Swift...

...of Brobdignag: i . • • . • And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ear's of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot...essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together.2 For the issues are less simple: they include whether, with the same resources,...

...people to be straight-speakers. (WWD, 545, n. 21) 51. Cp. the opinion of Swift's King of Brobdingnag: "whoever could make two Ears of Corn, or two blades...only one grew before; would deserve better of Mankind . . . than the whole Race of Politicians put together" (Gulliver's Travels, bk. 2, ch. 7). See n. 27...