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> [I believe it has been said that one copy of The Times contains more useful information than the whole of the historical works of Thucydides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/i-believe-it-has-been-said-that-one-copy-of-the-times-contains-more/)

[Richard Cobden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cobden/)

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## More by Richard Cobden

> [the twelve or fifteen millions in the British Empire, who, while they possess no electoral rights, are yet persuaded they are freemen, and who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/the-twelve-or-fifteen-millions-in-the-british-empire-who-while-they/)

[Richard Cobden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cobden/)

> [Let it never be forgotten that it is not by means of war that states are rendered fit for the enjoyment of constitutional freedom;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/let-it-never-be-forgotten-that-it-is-not-by-means-of-war-that-states/)

[Richard Cobden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cobden/)

> [In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/in-holland-they-have-come-to-precisely-the-same-conclusion-there-they/)

[Richard Cobden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cobden/)

> [Cobden was the greatest statesman and prophet of the century. His speeches are an inspiration. A man whose disciple I am willing to confess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/cobden-was-the-greatest-statesman-and-prophet-of-the-century-his/)

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> [I am not accustomed to pay fulsome compliments to the English, by telling them that they are superior to all the world; but this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/i-am-not-accustomed-to-pay-fulsome-compliments-to-the-english-by/)

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> [I believe it has been said that one copy of The Times contains more useful information than the whole of the historical works of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/i-believe-it-has-been-said-that-one-copy-of-the-times-contains-more/)

[Richard Cobden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cobden/)

> [A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/a-newspaper-should-be-the-maximum-of-information-and-the-minimum-of/)

[Richard Cobden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cobden/)

> [From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/from-1836-down-to-last-year-there-is-no-proof-of-the-government/)

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> [I therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls upon the homes of the people of England and Wales,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/i-therefore-declare-that-if-you-wish-any-remission-of-the-taxation/)

[Richard Cobden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cobden/)

> [Luck relies on chance, labor on character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/luck-relies-on-chance-labor-on-character/)

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> [You may keep Turkey on the map of Europe, you may call the country by the name of Turkey if you like, but do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/you-may-keep-turkey-on-the-map-of-europe-you-may-call-the-country-by/)

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> [I took the repeal of the Corn Laws as light amusement compared with the difficult task of inducing the priests of all denominations to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/i-took-the-repeal-of-the-corn-laws-as-light-amusement-compared-with/)

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> [ The people of the two nations \[French and English\] must be brought into mutual dependence by the supply of each other's wants. There is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/the-people-of-the-two-nations-french-and-english-must-be-brought-into/)

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> [I confess that for fifteen years my efforts in education, and my hopes of success in establishing a system of national education, have always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/i-confess-that-for-fifteen-years-my-efforts-in-education-and-my-hopes/)

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> [the principles of political economy have elevated the working class above the place they ever filled before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cobden/the-principles-of-political-economy-have-elevated-the-working-class/)

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