Quote#Homeland
[I]f you search the records of our history from the earliest times,…
Quote byEdward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby · 1799–1869
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech in the House of Lords against the repeal of the Corn Laws (25 May 1846).
English (original)
[I]f you search the records of our history from the earliest times, you will find in the most distinct form, from the preambles of successive statutes in successive ages, that the principle which guided the Ministers of this country was, the principle of encouraging the domestic industry and protecting the agriculture of this country.
— Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
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