In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a disadvantage in proportion to the higher rate of his food. Joseph Hume artisanbritainbritish Change image and share on social
Now, what produces a want of demand? A refusal to take from other countries the commodities which they produce. Joseph Hume commoditycountrydemand Change image and share on social
Our people are unemployed and anxious to work for the food which foreigners can give us. Joseph Hume anxiousfoodforeigner Change image and share on social
It is, and long has been my opinion, and I have heard honourable members in this House declare it to be theirs - that it is the duty of Parliament equally to protect all the different interests in the country. Joseph Hume countrydeclareduty share on social
Our course, then, is clear; if we desire to put an end to pauperism, or to lessen it, we should import everything we can use or sell, in order that we may employ our unemployed hands, in making the goods by which we pay for these imports. Joseph Hume cleardesireemploy share on social
I see no reason for giving the capital employed in agriculture greater protection than the capital vested in other branches of trade, manufacture, or commerce. Joseph Hume agriculturebranchcapital Change image and share on social
There is abundant proof that the opening of our ports always tends to raise the price of foreign corn to the price in the English market, and not to sink the price of British corn to the price in the continental market. Joseph Hume abundantbritishcontinental share on social
Destroy or take away the employment and wages of those artisans - which the corn laws in a great measure do - and you will, ere long, render the land in Great Britain of as little value as it is in other countries. Joseph Hume artisanbritaincorn share on social
Worse there cannot be; a better, I believe, there may be, by giving energy to the capital and skill of the country to produce exports, by increasing which, alone, can we flatter ourselves with the prospect of finding employment for that part of our population now unemployed. Joseph Hume badlycapitalcountry share on social
