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... hands . It is easy to see why he acted with the Liberal party , for the nation has obtained every improvement in law and finance , every development of civil and religious freedom , every concession to justice and equity from those ...
... hands . It is easy to see why he acted with the Liberal party , for the nation has obtained every improvement in law and finance , every development of civil and religious freedom , every concession to justice and equity from those ...
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... hand , the mercantile classes were gene- rally favourable to an amendment in the revenue laws . The Nonconformists were similarly minded . The manufacturers of the north of England repudiated protection to their own industry , for they ...
... hand , the mercantile classes were gene- rally favourable to an amendment in the revenue laws . The Nonconformists were similarly minded . The manufacturers of the north of England repudiated protection to their own industry , for they ...
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... hands for the industry in which he could engage them , to provide them with greater plenty , and to offer them the prospect of more regular , and therefore remunerative employment . The advocacy of free trade was not mere enthusiasm on ...
... hands for the industry in which he could engage them , to provide them with greater plenty , and to offer them the prospect of more regular , and therefore remunerative employment . The advocacy of free trade was not mere enthusiasm on ...
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... his rivals constantly charged him with having no policy . He was abso- lutely silent as to his intentions . No trick or taunt would make him show his hand . His tact was con- summate . His measures , when he came to grapple.
... his rivals constantly charged him with having no policy . He was abso- lutely silent as to his intentions . No trick or taunt would make him show his hand . His tact was con- summate . His measures , when he came to grapple.
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... hand , and the free traders on the other , and so run the risk of missing the necessary Act of Indemnity . Sir Before the Cabinet met , on October 31 , Sir Robert Peel sent Dr. Lyon Playfair and Mr. Lindley to Ireland , with a view to ...
... hand , and the free traders on the other , and so run the risk of missing the necessary Act of Indemnity . Sir Before the Cabinet met , on October 31 , Sir Robert Peel sent Dr. Lyon Playfair and Mr. Lindley to Ireland , with a view to ...
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