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The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labors of cabinets and foreign offices.
Richard Cobden
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"The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labors of cabinets and foreign offices."
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The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labors of cabinets and foreign offices. — Richard Cobden

About Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden was a Businessman from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1804–1865).

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This quote is attributed to Richard Cobden, a Businessman from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Richard Cobden lived from 1804 – 1865.
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