"The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s. the quarter."

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Source : John Bright, H. J. Leech (1885). “The Public Letters of John Bright”, London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington

John Bright

#Law Quotes #Corn Quotes #Wheat Quotes

“Love must blossom. Through love will grow the trees and the bushes.”
“Just an intention to be free makes you immediately free!”
“The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.”
“Twitter! It's like being stalked by committee!”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Leadership is accomplishing something through other people that wouldn't have happened if you weren't there. . . Leadership is being able to mobilize ideas and values that energize other people. . . . Leaders develop a story line that engages other people.”
“Actors are accustomed to doing exactly what the director or writer requests us to do, and rarely get involved in that part of the process.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“As populations crowd toward the ocean's edge and the sea encroaches menacingly toward the land, John R. Gillis looks at the history of the world from a fresh perspective and enables readers to see it in a new light. That he has managed to do so in a single conceptual work is nothing short of astounding.”
“I want a society in which we don't throw things and people away with quite the abandon we do, especially people. This is why the idea of disruptive technologies is quite dangerous, because you ought to be asking ourselves, what exactly are we disrupting?”

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