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Christmas Bells
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The sounds of an English country Christmas helped Tennyson in his deep mourning for an old friend.
494
The Bond of Liberty
By Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke told fellow MPs that the only way to unite the peoples of the Empire was for London to set them an enviable example.
495
A Little Common Sense
By William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt the Elder doubts the wisdom of letting experts run the country.
496
Man Was Not Made for the Government
Good government is not about enforcing uniform order, but about maximising liberty among a particular people.
497
The Servants of One Master
By John Locke
Some people are not more equal than others, nor are they entitled to more life and liberty.
498
The ‘Empire’ of Free Trade
By Adam Smith
Free trade brings to smaller nations all the advantages of empire without the disadvantages.
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