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John Wilkes
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John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical, journalist, and politician.
Quotes
Life can little more supply Than just a few good fucks, and then we die.
Essay on Woman, l. 3. Written under the alias "Pego Borewell". See: Pisanus Fraxi, Index Librorum Prohibitorum (1877), pp. 198–9
Attributed
When told by a constituent that he would rather vote for the devil, Wilkes responded: "Naturally." He then added: "And if your friend decides against standing, can I count on your vote?"
In Arthur H. Cash, John Wilkes: The Scandalous Father of Civil Liberty (Yale University Press, 2006), p. 211
External links
Author:John Wilkes
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