Robert Peel

From what can now be learnt of the character of the original and untitled Robert Peel, he must have been a remarkable man -- shrewd, sagacious, and far-seeing.

Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Samuel Smiles 1858

The long arm of the law has featured in popular song since before the days of Robert Peel.

Readers recommend: songs about the police 2011

Mr. Keneally's primary goal, it seems, is to put Robert Peel, British prime minister in the 1840s, and Winston Churchill in the dock alongside Stalin, Hitler and Mao.

Starved for Evidence Andrew Roberts 2011

In that debate, Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, saying he wished to state his case in language “the most temperate, but at the same time the most decisive,” declared it was Britain that held “clear and unquestionable” rights to Oregon.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

In that debate, Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, saying he wished to state his case in language “the most temperate, but at the same time the most decisive,” declared it was Britain that held “clear and unquestionable” rights to Oregon.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

Robert Peel, the architect of classical-liberal budgetary orthodoxy, faced a severe depression when his Conservative Party returned to power in 1840.

It's Possible to Raise Rates and Get More Tax Revenue 2010

One named after Elizabeth Fry, one named after Robert Peel and one named after Mary Seacole.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

Possibly we should be looking for a clone of Robert Peel. john

John Rentoul today puts Trevor Kavanagh and myself in the... 2009

Robert Peel, who introduced the “bobbies” to London, made a highly effective police force without firearms by choosing only large men who could dominate scenes of social conflict.

The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

Peter Hitchens holds on to the ideal attributed to Robert Peel in his creation of the Metropolitan Police Force, namely that the police officers should appear to be like an ordinary citizen as much as possible.

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