"The corn law was intended to keep wheat……" — John Bright
"The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s. the quarter."
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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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We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our…
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More 80s Quotes
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I think that age as a number is not nearly as important as health. You can be in poor health…
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I was raised on the purest comedy there is: 'I Love Lucy.' I was raised watching 'Three's Company' and sitcoms…
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Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.
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An employer of mine back in the '80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and…
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I remember in the '80s, Randy Travis was my guy. He's the reason I moved to Nashville, and I just…
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I think we can leave mullets back in the '80s. I'm really not a big fan of them.
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My favorite music is '80s music which drives people around me crazy. I really love it.
— Michael Buble
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In the early days of the video game business, everybody played. The question is, what happened? My theory - and…
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The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.
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Well, when I started modeling in the mid-'80s, the girls who did shows did shows, and the girls who did…
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The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro ,…
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The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the…
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