Cobden

Dining at Grillion's he heard Stanley, speaking of the new parliament, express a high opinion of Roebuck as an able man and clear speaker, likely to make a figure; and also of Cobden as a resolute perspicacious man, familiar with all the turns of his subject; and when the new House assembled, he had made up his mind for himself that '_Cobden will be a worrying man on corn_.'

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 John Morley 1880

This is called Cobden's year, and will be so called while cricket is played.

The True Story Book Andrew Lang 1878

They all speak of Cobden as a sort of martyr; they say he has ruined his health, and made all sorts of sacrifices, injuring his worldly affairs terribly.

Selections from the Letters of Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury to Jane Welsh Carlyle 1892

"I want not so much free trade as the spirit of free trade for my country," Bastiat declared to Cobden in 1847.

For Love of Laissez-Faire James Grant 2011

You get only Bastiat's side of the Bastiat-Cobden correspondence here, but Cobden would have been hard-pressed to match the Frenchman's verve and philosophical range.

For Love of Laissez-Faire James Grant 2011

Cobden Club, W10, Wed Leonie CooperListening back to the UK's dance underground of the early to mid-90s, the sense of fun in the music is startling and refreshing, even if the sounds may not be as refined as their modern-day equivalents.

This week's new clubs 2011

This chic twosome's impeccable knowledge of all things swing, however, has led them to a fact- and fun-packed radio show on Jazz FM called Peppermint Candy, which tonight comes to life at the Cobden Club.

This week's new clubs 2011

When I expressed that surprise he wrote to me reminding me that the paper was, in part, founded by Cobden, specifically to argue for free trade (against the Corn Laws).

First World Subsidies and Third World Poverty, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Why, oh why, Bastiat implored Cobden, would Britain not consent to shrink its provokingly large navy?

For Love of Laissez-Faire James Grant 2011

Once, while visiting London, Bastiat had gone looking for Cobden, only to be told that the free-trader was making preparations to visit Manchester.

For Love of Laissez-Faire James Grant 2011