On the Price of Corn, and Management of the Poor

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I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.

Benjamin Franklin

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Topic

The poor Poverty Incentives Public policy

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

On the Price of Corn, and Management of the Poor The London Chronicle

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1766 1760s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "On the Price of Corn, and Management of the Poor." The London Chronicle, 27 Nov. 1766 - 29 Nov. 1766.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "On the Price of Corn, and Management of the Poor." Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings. Bantam Classic, 2008.