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• On the contrary, all the world would point to that nation as violating a treaty, by going to war with a country with whom they had engaged to enter into arbitration.

  Richard Cobden

  Country, War, Arbitration

  Richard Cobden (1850). “Speeches on Peace, Financial Reform, Colonial Reform, and Other Subjects: Delivered During 1849”, p.101

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• From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war.

  Richard Cobden

  War, Years, Government

  Richard Cobden (1850). “Speeches on Peace, Financial Reform, Colonial Reform, and Other Subjects: Delivered During 1849”, p.103

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• I am not accustomed to pay fulsome compliments to the English, by telling them that they are superior to all the world; but this I can say, that they do not deserve the name of cowards.

  Richard Cobden

  Names, Coward, World

  Richard Cobden (1870). “Speeches on Questions of Public Policy”, p.408

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• It has been one of my difficulties, in arguing this question out of doors with friends or strangers, that I rarely find any intelligible agreement as to the object of the war.

  Richard Cobden

  War, Doors, Agreement

  Richard Cobden (1870). “Speeches on Questions of Public Policy”, p.4

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• This great oracle of the East India Company himself admits that, if there is no power vested in the Court of Directors but that of the patronage, there is really no government vested in them at all.

  Richard Cobden

  Government, Directors, India

  Richard Cobden (1870). “Speeches on Questions of Public Policy”, p.381

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• The problem to solve is, whether a single or a double government would be most advantageous; and, in considering that point, I am met by this difficulty - that I cannot see that the present form of government is a double government at all.

  Richard Cobden

  Government, Would Be, Problem

  Richard Cobden (1870). “Speeches on Questions of Public Policy”, p.379

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• I believe it has been said that one copy of The Times contains more useful information than the whole of the historical works of Thucydides.

  Richard Cobden

  Believe, Historical, Information

  Richard Cobden (1864). “Mr. Cobden and "The Times": Correspondence Between Mr. Cobden, M.P., and Mr. Delane, Editor of "The Times" ; with a Supplementary Correspondence Between Mr. Cobden, and the Editor of the "Daily Telegraph".”, p.10

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• The idea of defending, as integral parts of our Empire, countries 10,000 miles off, like Australia, which neither pay a shilling to our revenue... nor afford us any exclusive trade... is about as quixotic a specimen of national folly as was ever exhibited.

  Richard Cobden

  Country, Ideas, Australia

  "Speeches on Questions of Public Policy by Richard Cobden M.P". Book edited by James E. Thorold Rogers, 1878.

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• the principles of political economy have elevated the working class above the place they ever filled before.

  Richard Cobden

  Class, Political, Principles

  Richard Cobden (1870). “Speeches on Questions of Public Policy”, p.373

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• I believe that the harm which Mill has done to the world by the passage in his book on Political Economy in which he favours the principle of Protection in young communities, has outweighed all the good which may have been caused by his other writings.

  Richard Cobden

  Believe, Book, Writing

  "Richard Cobden". Book by Richard Gowing, 1890.

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• Cobden was the greatest statesman and prophet of the century. His speeches are an inspiration. A man whose disciple I am willing to confess I am.

  Richard Cobden

  Inspiration, Men, Speech

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