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Liberty and Prosperity
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.
by Adam Smith 1723-1790
History of Africa
David Livingstone
The Scottish missionary and medic believed that slavery could better be eradicated by trade than by force.
The Second World War
Leslie Howard
Howard gave his life to saving the ‘great gifts and strange inconsistencies’ of Britain’s unique democracy.
Britain’s Destiny
In a Christmas broadcast in 1940, actor Leslie Howard explained why British sovereignty was worth fighting for.
by Leslie Howard 1893-1943
The Small Compass
The role of government in a nation’s prosperity is important but limited.
by Jeremy Bentham 1748-1832
The First World War
Kipling and ‘Agamemnon’
Both Rudyard Kipling and the Royal Navy saw Greek sovereignty as a universal symbol of freedom.