The Continent will not suffer England to be the workshop of the world.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Industrial revolution Europe

Speaker

Benjamin Disraeli

Source

Speeches of Benjamin Disraeli

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1838 1830s 19th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Address on the abolition of corn laws. House of Commons. 15 March 1838, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

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