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
At the present moment the people of England are only three-quarters fed, and the result of this improvement in the export of our manufactures would be, that they would be entirely fed. Joseph Hume englandexportfeed Change image and 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
With an open trade in corn and a fixed duty we should have every man in the country fully fed and happy, instead of our present situation in which so much distress exists - distress of our own producing. Joseph Hume corncountrydistress share on social
I maintain that the existing corn laws are bad, because they have given a monopoly of food to the landed interest over every other class and over every other interest in the kingdom. Joseph Hume badclasscorn 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
We ought, therefore, to lessen the price of food to our manufacturers, and place them more on a level with the manufacturers who have cheaper food, and also much lighter taxation. Joseph Hume cheapfoodlessen Change image and share on social
So that a famine price is vague, and the plan subject to all the inconvenience now experienced. Joseph Hume experiencefamineinconvenience Change image and share on social
I am willing to admit that if the agriculturists are oppressed by peculiar burdens, they ought to be relieved from them, or be allowed a fair and just protection equivalent to all such peculiar burdens. Joseph Hume admitagriculturistallow share on social
The advantage to Great Britain of a regular free trade in corn would, therefore, be more by raising the rest of the world to our standard and price, than by lowering the prices here to the standard of the Continent. Joseph Hume advantagebritaincontinent share on social
