George Canning
Statesman
1770-04-11 – 1827-08-08
George Canning was a British Tory statesman who served as Foreign Secretary and later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1827. He played a key role in British foreign policy during the Napoleonic and post-Napoleonic periods. His final term as prime minister lasted until his death in office.
Quotes by George Canning
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I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.
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A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.
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In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent.
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But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!
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There is nothing I know of so sublime as a fact.
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Of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save, save, oh save me from the candid friend!
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