Stories from Britain and elsewhere confirming the social and economic benefits of keeping politicians and their cronies out of the trade and business of ordinary people.
The mournful owl in her Sussex garden so troubled A. G. Gardiner’s friend that she rarely visited her house in the country.
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A Nation of Shopkeepers
ByNapoleon BonaparteAndBarry Edward O’Meara
The great French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte protested that in
calling England ‘a nation of shopkeepers’ he had paid us a compliment.
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‘Tremblingly Obey!’
ByJawaharlal Nehru
Following a historic embassy in 1792-93, Chien Lung, the Emperor of China,
despatched a haughty letter rebuffing King George III’s offer of trade.
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My Standard of a Statesman
ByEdmund Burke
Edmund Burke expressed his frustration at the arrogance of
politicians who have no regard for our Constitutional heritage.
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On Love of Country
ByRichard Price
Richard Price argued that the true patriot does not scold other
countries for being worse than his own; he inspires his own country to be better than it is.
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Heartbeat
ByMetropolitan Police Commissioners
At the very centre of Sir Robert Peel’s idea of policing was the constable’s
beat: a few streets, shops and families that he must know and care about.
