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Character and Conduct
Stories illustrating noble deeds in matters both great and small, such as the noble gesture of Sir Philip Sidney, and the determination of Benjamin Disraeli.
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The School of Difficulty
By Samuel Smiles
It is not educational institutions and methods that advance science or the arts, but people.
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On Equal Terms
An aristocratic statesman was choked with emotion as he reflected on Britain’s creative social mobility.
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As Good as his Word
Benjamin Disraeli did not make a promising start to his Parliamentary career - but he did start with a promise.
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Sweet and Sour
By Samuel Johnson
The great Dr Johnson argues that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
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A Little Common Sense
By William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt the Elder doubts the wisdom of letting experts run the country.
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A True Gentleman of Verona
A young man from the Italian city on the Adige River demonstrates that class has nothing to do with wealth.
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