Philosopher and social activist John Stuart Mill discusses the most liberating kind of education.

John Milton (of ‘Paradise Lost’ fame) urged Parliament not to fall into bad old habits of censorship, whatever their fears may be.

Edmund Burke pleaded with Parliament to emerge from behind closed doors and reconnect with the British public.

However obscure a man may apparently be, his example to others inevitably shapes the future of his country.

A heartfelt plea for humility at the height of Britain’s Empire.

A former convict told Henry Morley about his debt to Thomas Wright, the prisoner’s friend.