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“So then because some towns in England are not represented, America is to have no representative at all. They are our children; but when children ask for bread we are not to give a stone.”

Quote by John Bright

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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. more

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