A full belly to the labourer is, in my opinion, the foundation of public morals and the only source of real public peace. -William Cobbett, journalist, pamphleteer, and farmer (1763-1835)
To understand more about the life and thoughts of William Cobbett, you may find the following to be useful:
http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~mward/gkc/books/William_Cobbett.txt


