John Bright was a prominent British statesman born on November 16, 1811, in Lancashire, England, and died on March 27, 1889. He was a leading figure in the Liberal Party and is known for his oratory skills and reformist policies during his time in Parliament.
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“In the houses of the humble a little library in my opinion is a most precious possession.”
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
Source: Speeches on Questions of Public Policy
“The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.”
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
“Be the measure great or small, let it be honest in every part.”
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
Source: Speeches on Questions of Public Policy: By John Bright. Edited by James E. Thorold Rogers. In 2 Volumes
“It was in the year 1820, when I was nearly nine years old, that I first went to a regular school.”
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
Source: Speeches of John Bright, M.P., on the American Question
“The beasts (Conservatives) had committed suicide to save themselves from slaughter.”
Source: The Public Letters of John Bright
“Training and development: The best development programmes change the way people see themselves”