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Chinese merchant Lien Chi tells a colleague that English liberties have little to do with elections, taxes and regulations.
Picture: Pierre Prévost (1764–1823), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.
Posted August 13 2020
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John Adams, the second President of the USA, told army officers in Massachusetts that the Constitution he had helped to draw up could not guarantee them liberty.
Picture: By John Trumbull (1756–1843), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.
Posted August 1 2020
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When Horatio Nelson stepped aboard HMS Victory in September 1805, the great Admiral knew he had every reason to stay on dry land.
Picture: By George Romney (1734-1802), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.
Posted July 25 2020
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On a visit to England in 1782, young German author Karl Philipp Moritz was very excited about riding on an English stage.
Picture: By John Charles Maggs (1819–1896), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.
Posted July 22 2020
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A contributor to the ‘Annual Review’ shared a flurry of facts about the new Liverpool and Manchester Railway, showing what a blessing it already was.
Picture: © Peter McDermott, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.
Posted July 21 2020
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When Robert Southey called for a fairer and greener economy, Thomas Macaulay warned that only politicians and bureaucrats would thank him.
Picture: © Jonathan Billinger, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.
Posted July 20 2020