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Richard Cobden Quotes

British - Businessman | June 3, 1804 - April 2, 1865

At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword.

Sword More Events Rational Just

For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.

Credibility Gap Every

The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labors of cabinets and foreign offices.

Education Freedom Peace Progress

You may keep Turkey on the map of Europe, you may call the country by the name of Turkey if you like, but do not think you can keep up the Mahommedan rule in the country.

Think Name You Country Map Europe

Luck relies on chance, labor on character.

Character Luck Chance Labor

But it is my happiness to be half Welsh, and that the better half.

Happiness Better Half Welsh

Wars have ever been but another aristocratic mode of plundering and oppressing commerce.

Been Commerce Aristocratic Ever Wars

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

Information Newspaper Comment Should

For the progress of scientific knowledge will lead to a constant increase of expenditure.

Knowledge Progress Will Lead

From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war.

Confidence Peace Government War Year

I am no party man in this matter in any degree; and if I have any objection to the motion it is this, that whereas it is a motion to inquire into the manufacturing distress of the country, it should have been a motion to inquire into manufacturing and agricultural distress.

Man I Am Party Country Matter Been

I am not accustomed to pay fulsome compliments to the English, by telling them that they are superior to all the world; but this I can say, that they do not deserve the name of cowards.

I Am World Name I Can Say Deserve

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