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British Statesman

Richard Cobden was a British statesman known for his advocacy of free trade. Born on June 3, 1804, and died on April 2, 1865, he was a prominent member of the British Whig Party. Cobden championed reduced government intervention in the economy and the liberalization of trade between nations.

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“The people of the two nations, French and English, must be brought into mutual dependence by the supply of each other's wants. There is no other way of counteracting the antagonism of language and race. It is God's own method of producing an entente cordiale, and no other plan is worth a farthing.”

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“I took the repeal of the Corn Laws as light amusement compared with the difficult task of inducing the priests of all denominations to agree to suffer the people to be educated.”

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“Let it never be forgotten that it is not by means of war that states are rendered fit for the enjoyment of constitutional freedom; on the contrary, whilst terror and bloodshed reign in the land, involving men's minds in the extremities of hopes and fears, there can be no process of thought, no education going on, by which alone can a people be prepared for the enjoyment of rational liberty.”

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“Peace will come to earth when the people have more to do with each other and governments less.”

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“I therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls upon the homes of the people of England and Wales, you can only find it by reducing the great military establishments, and diminishing the money paid to fighting men in time of peace.”

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“People who eat potatoes will never be able to perform their abilities in whatever job they choose to have.”

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About the Author

Born: June 3, 1804
Died: April 2, 1865
Known for: British Statesman
Quotes: 36

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Speeches on Peace, Financial Reform, Colonial Reform, and Other Subjects: Delivered During 1849Related source material

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