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Our peculiar brand of democracy and liberty is a noble thing, but we should be wary of recommending it to other countries.
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Posted May 13 2023
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The English would not hand out so much unsolicited advice to foreign countries if they knew what they had been forced to endure.
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Posted April 27 2023
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Richard Cobden questioned both the wisdom and the motives of politicians who intervene on foreign soil.
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Posted November 8 2022
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Richard Cobden told an Edinburgh peace conference that the biggest threat to the United Kingdom’s security was her own foreign policy.
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Posted July 14 2022
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Sir Bernard Pares warned that after the Great War, Western powers must not assume Germany’s role as supercilious bully.
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Posted January 29 2022
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John Bright asked the people of Birmingham to spread the word that a great nation, like any good citizen and neighbour, does not meddle officiously in the affairs of others.
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Posted August 16 2021