“Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.”

About Philip Dormer Stanhope

Statesman • British

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was a British statesman, diplomat, and man of letters, renowned for his wit and eloquence. As a Whig politician, he held several important offices, including Lord...