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Excerpt from The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Part II
byIt will be seen that all which has been stated bears indirectly, but conclusively, upon the question of Russia and Turkey, and affords an unanswerable…
Excerpt from The Political Writings of Richard Cobden
byVolume I, Part II. Chapter IV. PROTECTION OF COMMERCE. I.7.1 WE began the preceding remarks upon a question which, however universally recognised in former…
Britain Should Embrace Unilateral Free Trade Right Now
byIf we read the newspapers or listen to the experts, Britain faces two ways to negotiate its way out of the European Union without…
World War One and the End of the Bourgeois Century
by[Editor’s Note: this first appeared on mises.org] Last week marked the 100 Anniversary of the beginning of World War I. That war, which produced…
Matt Ridley on the values of Richard Cobden
byMatt Ridley, in The Times [paywall restricted], considers the political relevance of the values of 19th century Liberals, including Richard Cobden. Surely wanting government…
Reforming fractional reserve banking
byThis article was included as an expert submission to Ron Paul’s Monetary Policy Anthology. “When you’re one step ahead of the crowd you’re a genius….
Classical liberalism in the Liberal party since 1886
byThe final death of classical liberalism as a force or element within the Liberal Party has been announced many times over the last hundred…
Richard Cobden’s achievements
by“We are on the eve of great changes” Richard Cobden told Parliament in February 1846. He was correct. Britain stood poised to embark on…
The letters of Richard Cobden
byWe are pleased to announce a special discount for Cobden Centre readers on The Letters of Richard Cobden from Oxford University Press: In four…