“In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a disadvantage in proportion to the higher rate of his food.” CountryLevelsHigherRateBritishProportionBritainLabourOther CountriesDisadvantagesHigher LevelGreat BritainArtisans Author:Joseph Hume
“Destroy or take away the employment and wages of those artisans - which the corn laws in a great measure do - and you will, ere long, render the land in Great Britain of as little value as it is in other countries.” LittlesLongCountryLawValuesLandEmploymentBritainOther CountriesWagesCornCornyGreat BritainArtisans Author:Joseph Hume
“The advantage to Great Britain of a regular free trade in corn would, therefore, be more by raising the rest of the world to our standard and price, than by lowering the prices here to the standard of the Continent.” WorldStandardsAdvantageTradeBritainContinentsCornCornyGreat BritainFree Trade Author:Joseph Hume
