Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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William Gladstone complained that some politicians talk about freedom but don’t trust the people enough to let them have any.
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William Gladstone urges Government not to take away from people the things they have a right to do for themselves.
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A headstrong Irish boy became part of the Greek resistance movement that won independence in 1832.
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Lucy Cazalet gives an overview of the remarkable Russian ruler, who showed the courage of a prince and the humility of a saint.
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The Scottish department store near the Bolshoi Theatre inspired an affection that contrasted sharply with Westminster’s Russophobia.
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Young Thomas Cochrane learned early on that for a sailor, making a pet of a parrot could be surprisingly hazardous.