Edmund Burke tore into the directors of the East India Company,
accusing them of doing less for the country than India’s mediaeval conquerors.
byEdmund Burke1729-1797
Extracts from Literature
Carry Opinion With You
Britain’s first qualified female doctor, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson,
had a message for the first women to study for London University’s degree in medicine.
byElizabeth Garrett Anderson1836-1917
Free Speech and Conscience
No Danger in Discussion
It should never be labelled ‘dangerous’ to subject Government policy
to calm and honest criticism.
as printed inThe Morning Chronicle1792
Liberty and Prosperity
War is Such a Taxing Business
Sydney Smith warned ordinary Americans that encouraging the hawks
in Washington would cost them more than blood.
bySydney Smith1771-1845
Liberty and Prosperity
The Most Liberal State in Europe
French essayist Voltaire provoked the wrath of his government
by explaining how England was superior to every European state including the Roman Empire.
byVoltaire (François-Marie Arouet)1694-1778
Free Speech and Conscience
A Right and a Duty
The tighter the US Government’s stranglehold on dissent grew, the harder
Daniel Webster fought for freedom of speech.