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Roofs of Quanhua Temple, Taiwan.

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Mandell Creighton 1843-1901

The man who has not suffered is wise if he learns some lessons from those who have. History should teach us sympathy with the national past of other peoples.

‘The English National Character’, Romanes Lecture, Oxford 1896.

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Britain has always demanded respect, open seas, and to be left in peace to ‘work out our own salvation’ — a courtesy we should extend to others.

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Fire and Sword

By Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky listened with growing bewilderment to the celebrity peace activists gathered in Geneva.

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Posted December 26 2024

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A Credit to His Country

By François de Callières

The diplomat’s task is to see the best in other peoples, not to scold them for their failings.

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Posted December 28 2023

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Brigands and Imbeciles

By John Bright

John Bright dismissed fears that digging a tunnel under the English Channel would encourage a French invasion.

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Posted November 17 2023

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Pot and Kettle

By Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden wondered how the architects of the British Empire had the nerve to accuse Russia of imperialism.

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Posted October 17 2023

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A People Deserving of Respect

By Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden deplored the way that politicians in Britain justified their wars abroad by portraying other countries as barbarous and backward.

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Posted June 21 2023

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Bullies to the Weak, Cowards to the Strong

By Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden wanted to know why British policy towards China was so different to our policy towards the USA and European powers.

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Posted June 20 2023

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★ The Persistence of Thomas Clarkson Today, the slave trade is a £150bn global business. Back in the late 18th century, it was making a lot of influential people very rich too, but some in England were determined to stop it.

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★ The Story of ‘Charlotte Dundas’ The invention of the steamboat was a formidable challenge not just of engineering, but of politics and finance.

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In This Sign Conquer Bishop Eusebius recalls what Constantine told him about the vision that brought him the crown.

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Phrases Use phrases such as ‘to the town’ in sentences, with nouns or with verbs.

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The Marks of a Tyrant Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

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Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

Posted February 23 • Think and Speak

Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

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Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

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Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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Music Video Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak

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Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

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The Moral Case for Family Farms Richard Cobden called on Parliament to support small, family-owned farms.

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Hiawatha Takes a Photograph Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.

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Nouns of Number William Cobbett gives his son James some helpful examples of collective nouns.

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Hiawatha’s Inspiration Henry Longfellow tells us how his tale of a heroic Native American warrior came to him.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

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Music Video Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha: And They Said Farewell Forever

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Music Video Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite: II. The Minstrel Boy

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The Travellers and the Axe Two men find an axe, and then find some trouble, but they aren’t keen on sharing either of them.

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Train

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

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