Ideologies / Liberal Capitalist / John Bright
§ The minds · 1811–1889 · United Kingdom · Statesman
John Bright
The tribune of liberty
Free trade and the people's vote.
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The Quaker orator who, with Cobden, fought the Corn Laws and then led the campaign for parliamentary reform — liberal capitalism wedded to popular liberty.
social
Quaker reformer, anti-slavery and anti-war.
economic
Free-trade radical and Cobden's great ally against protection.
governance
Campaigned to widen the franchise; civil and religious liberty.
Notable for
- Anti-Corn Law League
- Reform Act campaigner
- Opposed the Crimean War
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