When a Tahitian sailor was denied his well-earned wages, the rumour got about that Granville Sharp was on the case.

In 1890, Sir Henry Parkes reminded Australians that they had a natural kinship and declared them ready to manage their own affairs.

Leopold Mozart was eager to win the hearts of the English, and thought he knew just the way to do it.

French economist Jean-Baptiste Say recalls a time when an ounce of prevention might have saved many pounds of cure.

Former slave Ignatius Sancho complained that Britain was denying to Africa the free trade and Christian principles she so badly needed.

In 1775, London’s high-handed exploitation of her colonies for tax revenue began to look like a very expensive mistake.