Percy Bysshe Shelley

"Titles are tinsel, power a corrupter, glorya bubble, and excessive wealth a libel on its possessor."

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Source: 1812 Declaration of Rights, article 27.

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Percy Bysshe Shelley was a key Romantic poet known for his radical ideas on love, freedom, and social justice, particularly in works like 'Prometheus Unbound'.

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