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Liberty and Prosperity
The Peterloo Massacre
A rowdy but good-humoured crowd gathered in St Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to protest against electoral malpractice and Government cronyism.
by William Edward Armytage Axon 1846-1913
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Free Speech and Conscience
Who Can Refute a Sneer?
Clever people have realised that it is easier to get people on your side by mockery than by persuasion.
by William Paley 1743-1805
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Ordinary people put too much faith in the judgment of experts, which is bad for us and bad for the experts.
by N.L. Clay 1905-1991
Order and Method
Taking the trouble to express ourselves more clearly helps us to think more clearly too.
by Hugh Blair 1718-1800
American Civil War
‘If They Can Stand It I Can’
However loud his critics shouted their disapproval, Abraham Lincoln would neither deprive them of free speech nor change his opinions.
by Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865
The Boldness of Junius Mauricus
Pliny admired Julius Mauricus because he spoke his mind, and Emperor Nerva because he let him.
by Pliny the Younger ?62-?114
Of Hares, Hounds and Red Herrings
In January 1807, newspapers breathlessly reported that Napoleon Bonaparte’s rampage across Europe was at an end — but was it true?
by William Cobbett 1762-1835