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Quotes from Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine — William Cobbett

1763–1835 England

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Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine (1796)

All that I can boast of in my birth, is, that I was born in Old England.

Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine (1796)

As to politics, we were like the rest of the country people in England; that is to say, we neither knew nor thought any thing about the matter.

Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine (1796)

But I do not remember ever having seen a newspaper in the house; and, most certainly, that privation did not render us less industrious, happy, or free.

Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine (1796)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Cobbett (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.