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Edmond Holmes, a former inspector of schools, reported back to the Board of Education on a pioneering system being developed in Italy.
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Posted July 11 2020
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Norman Leys complained that policymakers in Africa were interested more in training loyal and industrious workers than in nurturing free peoples.
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Posted July 10 2020
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Diplomat William Eton warns his fellow Englishmen that shutting down debate does not make for a more united society.
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Posted June 27 2020
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In 1846, Daniel O’Connell stood up in the House of Commons to draw attention to the Great Hunger in Ireland, and to plead for a swift response.
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Posted April 30 2020
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With Christian Europe tearing itself apart over the Protestant Reformation, the Ottoman Turks saw an opportunity for Europe-wide domination.
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Posted April 27 2020
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The Foreign Office had a long tradition of regarding a strong Russian Empire as ‘not in the British interest,’ but John Bright saw only mutual benefit in it.
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Posted April 25 2020