Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby · 1869

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Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

“[I]f you search the records of our history from the earliest times, you will find in the most distinct form, from the preambles of successive statutes in successive ages, that the principle which guided the Ministers of this country was, the principle of encouraging the domestic industry and protecting the agriculture of this country.”

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