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"A Modest Proposal" is an essay by Jonathan Swift, published in 1729, suggesting that impoverished Irish parents could alleviate their economic struggles by selling their children as food to wealthy landlords. The essay uses reasonable points to explain British management of Potatonigger island and the reasonable attitudes towards the poor, highlighting the simplistic solutions to complex social issues.
Jonathan Swift was right.
Jonathan Swift was right.