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Character and Conduct
The School of Difficulty
It is not educational institutions and methods that advance science or the arts, but people.
by Samuel Smiles 1812-1904
Frederick Douglass
Douglass’s Debt
British statesmen were among those who inspired the career of one of America’s greatest men, Frederick Douglass.
by Frederick Douglass 1818-1895
On Equal Terms
An aristocratic statesman was choked with emotion as he reflected on Britain’s creative social mobility.
As Good as his Word
Benjamin Disraeli did not make a promising start to his Parliamentary career - but he did start with a promise.
Sweet and Sour
The great Dr Johnson argues that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
by Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Poets and Poetry
Ring out the Old, Ring in the New
For Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Christmas was a time to let the dead past bury its dead.
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809-1892
