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Liberty and Prosperity
Stories from Britain and elsewhere confirming the social and economic benefits of keeping politicians and their cronies out of the trade and business of ordinary people.
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Huskisson’s Legacy
By Samuel Sidney
Samuel Sidney, a Victorian expert on Australian matters, explained how cutting tax and regulation on Britain’s global trade made everyone better off.
152
Bear and Forbear
By Samuel Smiles
A sympathetic understanding of the trials of other people is essential for getting along.
153
How Liberating the Slaves also Clothed the Poor
Based on an article by Samuel Sidney
The closure of slave plantations following the Abolition of Slavery Act in 1833 had a curious side-effect.
154
Wilfrid Israel
By Clay Lane
Wilfrid Israel used his Berlin department store as cover for smuggling thousands of Jewish children to safety in Britain.
155
The Great Chessboard
By Adam Smith
If Britain is a chessboard, then politicians should remember that the ‘pieces’ are alive, and they generally play a better game.
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Fit and Proper Persons
No one is more dangerous than the man who thinks that it is his destiny to direct things for the common good.
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