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The Making of a Great Citizen Elbert Green Hubbard

Travelling salesman Richard Cobden was still in his twenties when he bought a loss-making mill for a hundred times his annual salary.

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The Moral Case for Family Farms Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden called on Parliament to support small, family-owned farms.

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The Open Sea Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden despaired at British statesmen using the peerless Royal Navy merely to strangle trade in other countries.

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The Repeal of the Corn Laws John Bright

Richard Cobden realised that John Bright, overcome with grief after seeing his young wife die, needed something worthwhile to live for.

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The Unselfishess of Free Trade Richard Cobden

Victorian MP Richard Cobden pleaded for Britain to set the world an example as a nation open for business.

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A Cavalier Attitude William King

Royalist soldier Sir Jacob Ashly exemplified a Christian gentleman in the heat of battle.

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