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I 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 Cobden
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"I 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."
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I 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 Cobden

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

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Who said "I therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls…"?
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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