Quote by Richard Cobden
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For the progress of scientific knowledge will lead to a constant increase of expenditure. – Richard Cobden

Other quotes by Richard Cobden

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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Peace
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I have been particularly struck with the overwhelming evidence which is given as to the fitness of the natives of India for high offices and employments. – Richard Cobden

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fitness
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In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it impracticable to unite the religious bodies in any system of combined religious instruction. – Richard Cobden

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Education
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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved. – Thucydides

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Knowledge

Intuition does not in itself amount to knowledge, yet cannot be disregarded by philosophers and psychologists. – Corliss Lamont

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Knowledge

Making a film of a work youve played for six weeks gives you intimate knowledge of the character. By the time you go in front of the camera youve worked out the behavior and life of a character. – Linda Lavin

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Knowledge

Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed. – Terry Goodkind

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Knowledge

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Prayer is the language of a man burdened with a sense of need. – E.M. Bounds

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The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained. – David Bohm

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