William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath



William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath (1684 – 7 July, 1764) was an English politician, created Earl of Bath in 1742 by King George II.

Quotes

 * The army causes taxes, the taxes cause discontents, & the discontents are alleged to make an army necessary. Thus you go in a circle.
 * Cited in John Brewer, The Sinews of Power 8-10 (1988)