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Wikipedia: Corn Laws - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Laws
Article from the open source encyclopaedia. |
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The John Hampden Society - http://www.johnhampden.org/
A society devoted to the study of seventeenth century Parliamentarian John Hampden, who became famous through resisting the Charles I's illegal Ship Money tax. |
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Essay on Profits - http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/ricardo/profits.txt
An essay from David Ricardo on the influence of the Corn Laws on the profits from capital investment. |
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For a Repeal of the Corn Laws by Sir Robert Peel - http://www.bartleby.com/268/4/17.html
Parliamentary Speech by the Prime Minister, Robert Peel, on the successful motion to abolish the Corn Laws. Peel was seen as a traitor by many of his Conservative colleagues because of his volte-face on maintaining the laws. |
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Richard Cobden - Free Trade With All Nations - http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/cobdenonfreetrade.html
A speech given by a prominent opponent of the Corn Laws. |