I therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls upon the homes of the people of England and Wales, you can only find it by reducing the great military establishments, and diminishing the money paid…

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It has been one of my difficulties, in arguing this question out of doors with...

It has been one of my difficulties, in arguing this question out of doors with...

This great oracle of the East India Company himself admits that, if there is no...

This great oracle of the East India Company himself admits that, if there is no...

In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a...

In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a...

I believe it has been said that one copy of The Times contains more useful...

I believe it has been said that one copy of The Times contains more useful...

Wars have ever been but another aristocratic mode of plundering and oppressing commerce.

Wars have ever been but another aristocratic mode of plundering and oppressing commerce.

I am not accustomed to pay fulsome compliments to the English, by telling them that...

I am not accustomed to pay fulsome compliments to the English, by telling them that...

People who eat potatoes will never be able to perform their abilities in whatever job...

People who eat potatoes will never be able to perform their abilities in whatever job...

I am no party man in this matter in any degree; and if I have...

I am no party man in this matter in any degree; and if I have...

You may keep Turkey on the map of Europe, you may call the country by...

You may keep Turkey on the map of Europe, you may call the country by...

The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce,...

The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce,...

I confess that for fifteen years my efforts in education, and my hopes of success...

I confess that for fifteen years my efforts in education, and my hopes of success...

For the progress of scientific knowledge will lead to a constant increase of expenditure.

For the progress of scientific knowledge will lead to a constant increase of expenditure.

At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the...

At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the...

Treaties of peace, made after war, are entrusted to individuals to negotiate and carry out.

Treaties of peace, made after war, are entrusted to individuals to negotiate and carry out.

The landlords are not agriculturists; that is an abuse of terms which has been too...

The landlords are not agriculturists; that is an abuse of terms which has been too...

From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any...

From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any...

A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.

A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.

For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.

For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.

I have been particularly struck with the overwhelming evidence which is given as to the...

I have been particularly struck with the overwhelming evidence which is given as to the...

But it is my happiness to be half Welsh, and that the better half.

But it is my happiness to be half Welsh, and that the better half.