175

Fit and Proper Persons

By Adam Smith

No one is more dangerous than the man who thinks that it is his destiny to direct things for the common good.

176

The Battle of Glen Shiel

By Clay Lane

King Philip V of Spain sent a second Spanish Armada against Britain, but it suffered much the same fate as the first.

177

The Bully and the Brakesman

By Clay Lane

A young George Stephenson takes responsibility for the team spirit at Black Callerton mine.

178

Jesty and Jenner’s Jab

By Clay Lane

Benjamin Jesty and Edward Jenner continue to save millions of lives because they listened to an old wives’ tale.

179

The Bombardment of Algiers

By Clay Lane

For two centuries, human traffickers had stolen English men, women and children for the slave-markets of the Arab world.

180

The Small Compass

By Jeremy Bentham

The role of government in a nation’s prosperity is important but limited.