In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a disadvantage in proportion to the higher rate of his food.
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What farmers require is, that the prices should be moderate, and the markets steady; and for this reason I did, in 1826, 1827, and 1828, take the course which I would now recommend to the House.Joseph Hume
Now, what produces a want of demand? A refusal to take from other countries the commodities which they produce.
Joseph Hume
Fortunately for England, all her imports are raw materials.
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I see no reason for giving the capital employed in agriculture greater protection than the capital vested in other branches of trade, manufacture, or commerce.
Joseph Hume
Our people are unemployed and anxious to work for the food which foreigners can give us.
Joseph Hume
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