Wars have ever been but another aristocratic mode of plundering and oppressing commerce.
Richard CobdenThe landlords are not agriculturists; that is an abuse of terms which has been too long tolerated.
Richard CobdenI therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls upon the homes of the people of England and Wales, you can only find it by reducing the great military establishments, and diminishing the money paid to fighting men in time of peace.
Richard CobdenPeople who eat potatoes will never be able to perform their abilities in whatever job they choose to have.
Richard Cobden