John Bright Quotes

The right hon. Gentleman is the first of the new party who has expressed his great grief by his actions-who has retired into what may be called his political Cave of Adullam-and he has called about him every one that was in distress and every one that was discontented.

John Bright

• Great
• May
• Political

With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been held in favour of Reform at which the ballot has not been strongly insisted upon.

John Bright

Possibly you are not aware of the fact that the largest sum given by any contributor to the fund is but a trifle when compared with the losses suffered by nearly all the firms in the cotton trade during the disastrous years of the American war.

John Bright

• American
• War

We may be proud that England is the ancient country of Parliaments. With scarcely any intervening period, Parliaments have met constantly for 600 years, and there was something of a Parliament before the Conquest. England is the mother of Parliaments.

John Bright

• Country
• May
• Mother

The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.

John Bright

• Knowledge

Be the measure great or small, let it be honest in every part.

John Bright

• Great
• Small

It was in the year 1820, when I was nearly nine years old, that I first went to a regular school.

John Bright

• School