Henry Demarest Lloyd (May 1, 1847 - September 28, 1903) on Nationalism and Capitalism(published by RevoltSource) |
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19th-century American Progressive Political Activist, Pioneer Muckraking Journalist, and Author of Expos?s of the Standard Oil Company
: A 19th-century American progressive political activist and pioneer muckraking journalist. He is best remembered for his expos?s of the Standard Oil Company, which were written before Ida M. Tarbell's series for McClure's Magazine. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #5 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Nationalism and Capitalism
“The Fathers renounced the King George who taxed them on their tea without their consent. What would they do to-day when they found that there was a King George in every important industry, taxing the people without representation or consent? A sugar King George, whose sugar puckers a free man’s mouth; an oil King George, a very slippery monarch; and a coal King George, quite a different fellow from old King Cole, who was a merry old soul; and a whiskey King George, who does not distill the spirit of freedom; and a steel King George, who is a great thief; and a twine King George, who will have rope enough left on hand some day to hang himself with; and so many other King Georges that we begin to understand the ancient fable of the Hydra which got two new heads whenever one was cut off.”
Source: "The Lords of Industry," by Henry Demarest Lloyd, 1910, chapter 7. Chapter 6.
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