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Character and Conduct
The Central People of the World
Some wanted Britain on a path to being a thoroughly European nation, but William Monypenny wanted her at the world’s crossroads.
by William Monypenny 1866-1912
Liberty and Prosperity
A Stitch in Time
French economist Jean-Baptiste Say recalls a time when an ounce of prevention might have saved many pounds of cure.
by Jean-Baptiste Say 1767-1832
Political Extracts
Study the Heart
Former slave Ignatius Sancho complained that Britain was denying to Africa the free trade and Christian principles she so badly needed.
by Ignatius Sancho 1729-1780
William Ewart Gladstone
Trusting the People
William Gladstone complained that some politicians talk about freedom but don’t trust the people enough to let them have any.
by William Ewart Gladstone 1808-1898
A Spirit of Self-Reliance
William Gladstone urges Government not to take away from people the things they have a right to do for themselves.
The Second World War
Hearts of Steel
The Maharaja of Jodhpur called on his subjects to do their bit and stop the Nazis.
by Maharaja Umaid Singh of Jodhpur 1903-1947