"Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of……" — John Bright
"Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the poll, and take special care that the old constitutional rule and principle, by which majorities alone shall decide in Parliamentary elections, shall not be violated."
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John Bright
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22 Quotes by John Bright
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Training and development: The best development programmes change the way people see themselves
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Force is not a remedy.
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I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago.
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The franchise itself gives no real power, unless accompanied by the right on the part of all the possessors of…
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The Government and the Parliament, even the House of Lords, will consent to a large increase of electors; and men…
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A year ago I was in the city of Genoa, and I found that it returned seven representatives to the…
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With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been held in favour of Reform…
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Be the measure great or small, let it be honest in every part.
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I. cannot stoop to reply to the folly and the slander of every poor Tory partisan who assails me, and…
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Possibly you are not aware of the fact that the largest sum given by any contributor to the fund is…
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The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s.…
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We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our…
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her…
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I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to…
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The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be…
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The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially…
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In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges…
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We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?
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