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Frederick Douglass

A Selfish Liberty

American anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass contrasts two kinds of ‘nationalist’.

Character and Conduct

The School of Difficulty

It is not educational institutions and methods that advance science or the arts, but people.

Frederick Douglass

Douglass’s Debt

British statesmen were among those who inspired the career of one of America’s greatest men, Frederick Douglass.

Character and Conduct

Sweet and Sour

The great Dr Johnson argues that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Liberty and Prosperity

The ‘Empire’ of Free Trade

Free trade brings to smaller nations all the advantages of empire without the disadvantages.

Liberty and Prosperity

The Servants of One Master

Some people are not more equal than others, nor are they entitled to more life and liberty.