Believe Quote 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…

— 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;…

— 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…

— 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…

— Richard Cobden

I am not accustomed to pay fulsome compliments to the English, by telling them that they are superior to all the world; but this…

— Richard Cobden

A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.

— 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…

— Richard Cobden

I therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls upon the homes of the people of England and Wales,…

— Richard Cobden

Luck relies on chance, labor on character.

— Richard Cobden

You may keep Turkey on the map of Europe, you may call the country by the name of Turkey if you like, but do…

— Richard Cobden

I took the repeal of the Corn Laws as light amusement compared with the difficult task of inducing the priests of all denominations to…

— Richard Cobden

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…

— Richard Cobden