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Frederick Douglass
A Selfish Liberty
American anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass contrasts two kinds of ‘nationalist’.
by Frederick Douglass 1818-1895
Character and Conduct
The School of Difficulty
It is not educational institutions and methods that advance science or the arts, but people.
by Samuel Smiles 1812-1904
Douglass’s Debt
British statesmen were among those who inspired the career of one of America’s greatest men, Frederick Douglass.
Sweet and Sour
The great Dr Johnson argues that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
by Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Liberty and Prosperity
The ‘Empire’ of Free Trade
Free trade brings to smaller nations all the advantages of empire without the disadvantages.
by Adam Smith 1723-1790
The Servants of One Master
Some people are not more equal than others, nor are they entitled to more life and liberty.
by John Locke 1632-1704