151

The Prisoner’s Friend

By Clay Lane

Thomas Wright never earned more than a foreman’s wage, but he helped hundreds of prisoners back into society.

152

Ireland’s First Railway

By Clay Lane

The Dublin to Dun Laoghaire line opened in 1834, and proved a remarkable testimony to the speed of technological progress.

153

Sweet and Sour

By Samuel Johnson

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

154

The Bond of Liberty

By Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke told fellow MPs that the only way to unite the peoples of the Empire was for London to set them an enviable example.

155

A Little Common Sense

By William Pitt the Elder

William Pitt the Elder doubts the wisdom of letting experts run the country.

156

Man Was Not Made for the Government

By Edmund Burke

Good government is not about enforcing uniform order, but about maximising liberty among a particular people.