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In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French...

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Give me the avowed the erect and manly foe Bold I can meet perhaps may turn the blow But of all...

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I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.

Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.

A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.

Give me the avowed the erect and manly foe Bold I can meet perhaps may turn the blow But of all ...

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George Canning

Former Foreign Secretary

Born: 1770-04-11

Died: 1827-08-08

George Canning (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) was a British Tory statesman. He held various senior cabinet positions under numerous prime ministers, including two important terms as Foreign Secretary, finally becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the last 118 days of his life, from April to August 1827.More