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Quotation from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
“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”
Gulliver's Travels, Part II, Ch. 7 (1735 Faulkner text)
The king's practical philosophy of government, contrasted with European statecraft.
Citation: "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, Gulliver's Travels, Part II, Ch. 7 (1735 Faulkner text). (id gullivers-travels-q2)
Portrait: Jonathan Swift, Charles Jervas, Public domain.
