Wars have ever been but another aristocratic mode of plundering and oppressing commerce. Richard Cobden aristocraticcommercemode Change image and share on social
Treaties of peace, made after war, are entrusted to individuals to negotiate and carry out. Richard Cobden carryentrustindividual Change image and share on social
I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of peace and war, but to treat another question which is of hardly less importance - the enormous and burdensome standing armaments which it is the practice of modern Governments to sustain in time of peace. Richard Cobden armamentburdensomeenormous share on social
It has been one of my difficulties, in arguing this question out of doors with friends or strangers, that I rarely find any intelligible agreement as to the object of the war. Richard Cobden agreementarguedifficulty Change image and share on social
The landlords are not agriculturists; that is an abuse of terms which has been too long tolerated. Richard Cobden abuseagriculturistlandlord Change image and share on social
In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it impracticable to unite the religious bodies in any system of combined religious instruction. Richard Cobden adoptbodycombine share on social