“If the corn laws were altered, the British artisan might again be able to subsist by twelve hours' labour, a most desirable event.” IfsMightAbleLawHoursEventsBritishLabourTwelveDesirableCornAlteredArtisans Author:Joseph Hume
“I will undertake to prove that the present corn laws have been detrimental to the public, without being beneficial to the agricultural interest.” Has BeensLawInterestProveBeneficialCornDetrimental Author:Joseph Hume
“I maintain that the existing corn laws are bad, because they have given a monopoly of food to the landed interest over every other class and over every other interest in the kingdom.” LawGivenInterestClassKingdomsMonopolyCornCorny 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
