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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