A year ago I was in the city of Genoa, and I found that it returned seven representatives to the Sardinian Parliament at Turin, seven being its fair share, calculated according to the population of the various cities and districts of the Sardinian kingdom. John Bright agocalculatecity share on social
The franchise itself gives no real power, unless accompanied by the right on the part of all the possessors of it to elect something like an equal number of representatives. John Bright accompanyelectequal Change image and share on social
As you know, I am neither Roman Catholic, Protestant Episcopalian, nor Presbyterian, nor am I an Irishman. John Bright catholicepiscopalianirishman Change image and share on social
Be the measure great or small, let it be honest in every part. John Bright greathonestmeasure Change image and share on social
It was in the year 1820, when I was nearly nine years old, that I first went to a regular school. John Bright regularschoolyear Change image and share on social
I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago. John Bright agogreatliberal Change image and share on social
If this phrase of the 'balance of power' is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and peace can never be secure. John Bright argumentbalancepeace Change image and share on social
We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our traders have suffered much from a too rapid extension in prosperous years. John Bright agriculturebadcause Change image and share on social
It is sufficient to say, what everybody knows to be true, that the Irish population is Catholic, and that the Protestants, whether of the Episcopalian or Presbyterian Church, or of both united, are a small minority of the Irish people. John Bright catholicchurchepiscopalian share on social
I. cannot stoop to reply to the folly and the slander of every poor Tory partisan who assails me, and I should not have noticed you but for the fact that you are a member of the House of Commons. John Bright assailcommonfact Change image and share on social
