To understand this unhappy position of a portion of our fellow-citizens, we must call to mind the division which philosophers have made of men placed in society. They are divided into two classes, Ceux qui pillent, — et Ceux qui sont pillés; and we must consider with some care what this division, the correctness of which has not been disputed, implies.The first class, Ceux qui pillent, are the small number. They are the ruling Few. The second class, Ceux qui sont pillés, are the great number. They are the subject Many.
James Mill, “The State of the Nation,” London Review 25 (April–July 1835): p. 6.
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Ceux qui pillent [those who pillage] — et Ceux qui sont pillés [those who are pillaged].
