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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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...

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...

The problem to solve is, whether a single or a double government would be most...

The problem to solve is, whether a single or a double government would be most...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Luck relies on chance, labor on character.

Luck relies on chance, labor on character.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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.

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...

On the contrary, all the world would point to that nation as violating a treaty,...

On the contrary, all the world would point to that nation as violating a treaty,...

I cannot separate the finances of India from those of England. If the finances of...

I cannot separate the finances of India from those of England. If the finances of...

I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of...

I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of...

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...