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Quotation from Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle
“A Poor-law, any and every Poor-law, it may be observed, is but a temporary measure; an anodyne, not a remedy”
Past and Present, Book I, ch. I (Midas) (Project Gutenberg #26159)
Carlyle concedes that relief is necessary but denies that it cures the underlying disorder.
Citation: "A Poor-law, any and every Poor-law, it may be observed, is but a temporary measure; an anodyne, not a remedy" — Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, Book I, ch. I (Midas) (Project Gutenberg #26159). (id past-and-present-q5)
