John Trenchard
1662 - 1723
Titles on this disk:
- author: Cato’s Letters, vol. 1 November 5, 1720 to June 17, 1721 (LF ed.)
- author: Cato’s Letters, vol. 2 June 24, 1721 to March 3, 1722 (LF ed.)
- author: Cato’s Letters, vol. 3 March 10, 1722 to December 1, 1722 (LF ed.)
- author: Cato’s Letters, vol. 4 December 8, 1722 to December 7, 1723 (LF ed.)
Quotation:
- (17 November, 2008) John Trenchard identifies who will benefit from any new war “got up” in Italy: princes, courtiers, jobbers, and pensioners, but definitely not the ordinary taxpayer (1722)
About this person:
John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon were two indefatigable English Whig journalists who defended the idea of liberty against political corruption, imperialism and militarism in the early 18th century. They were also much read in the American colonies.