There is no chalk, and little sand or clay in Ireland.
— from A history of the Irish poor law, in connexion with the condition of the people by Nicholls, George, Sir

Wealth is there treated de haut en bas , as a thing, if not contemptible at least secondary, so far, that because we consider it to be of much importance, they treat us as cold economists, egotists, selfish, shopkeepers, men without compassion, ungrateful to God for anything save vile pelf.
— from Protection and Communism by Frédéric Bastiat