"It was in the year 1820, when I……" — John Bright
"It was in the year 1820, when I was nearly nine years old, that I first went to a regular school."
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22 Quotes by John Bright
John Bright has 22 quotes on this site.
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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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Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the poll, and take special care…
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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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When I first went to prison, I was even questioning where, God, where are you?
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When I first went to New York I was right out of high school, I was 17 years old, and…
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It gave me a moment of exquisite satisfaction to find myself moving away from civilisation in this rude canvas canoe…
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I was dubious about the effects of the Alexander Technique when I first went in to experience it, but I…
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I notice that teams are now more interested in Japanese players than when I first went to Europe.
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When we first went there we completely lacked confidence. Our manager told us our act was too long, and told…
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I was interested in flying beginning at age 7, when a close family friend took me in his little airplane.…
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