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

Quote by Richard Cobden

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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 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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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.

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

I therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls upon...

I therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls upon...

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 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...

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...