American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson saw the demand for hard evidence as a peculiarly English trait.
byRalph Waldo Emerson1803-1882
International Relations
Misreading Russia
Richard Cobden asked Parliament to make a better effort to understand the Russian mindset.
byRichard Cobden1804-1865
Liberty and Prosperity
Disbanding Empire
Adam Smith could not imagine it would ever happen, but he nevertheless recommended that Britain grant independence to her colonies.
byAdam Smith1723-1790
Indian History
Progressive Travancore
Contemporary historian Ramanath Aiyar catalogued the ways in which Maharajah Moolam Thurunal led the way in modernising British India.
byS. Ramanath Aiyar
Indian History
Money Well Spent
Sir Bartle Frere, Governor of Bombay, welcomed the way that railway construction had taught Indian navvies to demand a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s labour.
bySir Bartle Frere1815-1884
Indian History
Engines of Progress
Sir Bartle Frere, Governor of Bombay, shared his excitement at the way railways were making Indians more independent.