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Discovery and Invention
The Iron Horse and the Iron Cow
Railways not only brought fresh, healthy food to the urban poor, they improved the conditions of working animals.
by Samuel Smiles 1812-1904
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International Relations
A Credit to His Country
The diplomat’s task is to see the best in other peoples, not to scold them for their failings.
by François de Callières 1645-1717
Richard Cobden
Statesman vs Politician
American journalist and poet WC Bryant numbered Richard Cobden MP among the world’s statesmen, not our politicians.
by William Cullen Bryant 1794-1878
A Passion for Meddling
Richard Cobden questioned both the wisdom and the motives of politicians who intervene on foreign soil.
by Richard Cobden 1804-1865
An Aristocracy of Mere Wealth
Richard Cobden was not a little envious of the USA’s open and can-do society, but he did not covet her republicanism.
Character and Conduct
Not Worth a Shilling
Jack Curran’s career as a defender of victims of political prejudice got off to a stuttering start.
An Unpopular Popular Reform
Statesmen promise to make the country a better place, but they never mention the one thing that would do some good.