I am willing to admit that if the agriculturists are oppressed by peculiar burdens, they ought to be relieved from them, or be allowed a fair and just protection equivalent to all such peculiar burdens.
Joseph HumeAbout author
- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: scottish
- Born: January 22, 1777
- Died: February 20, 1855
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