The freest government, if it could exist, would not be long acceptable, if the tendency of the laws were to create a rapid accumulation of property in few hands, and to render the great mass of the population dependent and penniless.

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American statesman, lawyer, orator

Speech (1820-12-22), “First Settlement of New England,” Plymouth, Massachusetts
    (Source)

On the bicentennial of the Pilgrims' landing in the New World.