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Liberty and Prosperity
The Small Compass
The role of government in a nation’s prosperity is important but limited.
by Jeremy Bentham 1748-1832
Discovery and Invention
The Iron Horse and the Iron Cow
Railways not only brought fresh, healthy food to the urban poor, they improved the conditions of working animals.
by Samuel Smiles 1812-1904
A Nation’s Wealth
It is not politicians and their policies that create wealth, but the hard work and ingenuity of ordinary people.
by Richard Cobden 1804-1865
Character and Conduct
Character and Learning
Intellectual learning is to be respected, but it should never be confused with good character.
There is No Liberty without Self-Control
Anti-Christian governments don’t make us free, they just impose their own, illiberal morality.
by Edmund Burke 1729-1797
International Relations
Peace By Free Trade
The blessing of trade free from political interference was one of most important insights in British, indeed world history.