A year ago I was in the city of Genoa, and I found that it returned seven representatives to the Sardinian Parliament at Turin, seven being its fair share, calculated according to the population of the various cities and districts…

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We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad...

We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad...

It was in the year 1820, when I was nearly nine years old, that I...

It was in the year 1820, when I was nearly nine years old, that I...

The franchise itself gives no real power, unless accompanied by the right on the part...

The franchise itself gives no real power, unless accompanied by the right on the part...

As you know, I am neither Roman Catholic, Protestant Episcopalian, nor Presbyterian, nor am I...

As you know, I am neither Roman Catholic, Protestant Episcopalian, nor Presbyterian, nor am I...

The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter;...

The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter;...

Be the measure great or small, let it be honest in every part.

Be the measure great or small, let it be honest in every part.

Any Reform Bill which is worth a moment's thought, or the smallest effort to carry...

Any Reform Bill which is worth a moment's thought, or the smallest effort to carry...

Force is not a remedy.

Force is not a remedy.

Possibly you are not aware of the fact that the largest sum given by any...

Possibly you are not aware of the fact that the largest sum given by any...

The Government and the Parliament, even the House of Lords, will consent to a large...

The Government and the Parliament, even the House of Lords, will consent to a large...

Force is not a remedy.

Force is not a remedy.

With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been...

With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been...

I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty...

I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty...

Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the...

Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the...

I hope this view of the question may be a mistaken one, because it does...

I hope this view of the question may be a mistaken one, because it does...

Popular applause veers with the wind.

Popular applause veers with the wind.

I. cannot stoop to reply to the folly and the slander of every poor Tory...

I. cannot stoop to reply to the folly and the slander of every poor Tory...

It is sufficient to say, what everybody knows to be true, that the Irish population...

It is sufficient to say, what everybody knows to be true, that the Irish population...

The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.

The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.

If this phrase of the 'balance of power' is to be always an argument for...

If this phrase of the 'balance of power' is to be always an argument for...