BEVERIDGE, WILLIAM : Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege. (William Beveridge, British economist and social reformer, 1879-1963)

BEVERIDGE, WILLIAM : Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens. (William Beveridge, British economist and social reformer, 1879-1963)