Liberty and Prosperity

Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘Liberty and Prosperity’

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© Colin Davis (CSIRO), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Huskisson’s Legacy 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.

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Painted by Francis Cotes (1726-1770). Licence: Public domain.

Bear and Forbear Samuel Smiles

A sympathetic understanding of the trials of other people is essential for getting along.

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From the Imperial War Museums collection, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain

How Liberating the Slaves also Clothed the Poor Clay Lane

The closure of slave plantations following the Abolition of Slavery Act in 1833 had a curious side-effect.

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© Colin Pyle, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wilfrid Israel Clay Lane

Wilfrid Israel used his Berlin department store as cover for smuggling thousands of Jewish children to safety in Britain.

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© Jeff Buck, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.

The Great Chessboard 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 Adam Smith

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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