Cobden discovered no new economic truths that I know of, but his perception of the bearings of abstract economic truths upon the actual and prospective circumstances of his country and the world, made him the most original economic statesman of his day.
Morley praises Cobden's unique understanding of economic principles in relation to real-world circumstances.
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Individuals may recover from even serious sickness; it does not appear to be the way with governments.”—Mr.
Gladstone protested against the bill as “inequitable, unusual, and unwise,” and it was largely modified in committee.
True merit once resigned, No trick nor feint will serve as well.
A rendering less apt for this occasion finds favour with some scholars, that true virtue can never be restored to those who have once fallen away from it.
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