Top 10 most inspiring quotes by George Canning
- 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.
- But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!
- Needy knife-grinder! whither are ye going? Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order; Bleak blows the blast-your hat has got a hole in it. So have your breeches.
- Away with the cant of ‘Measures not men!’-the idle supposition that it is the harness and not the horses that draw the chariot along.
- If hush’d the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep, The sky if no longer dark tempests deform; When our perils are past shall our gratitude sleep? No! Here’s to the pilot that weather’d the storm!
- Whene’er with haggard eyes I view This dungeon that I’m rotting in, I think of those companions true Who studied with me at the U- Niversity of Gottingen.
- Intimately concerned as we are with the system of Europe, it does not follow that we are therefore called upon to mix ourselves onevery occasion, with a restless and meddling activity, in the concerns of the nations which surround us.
- Active beneficence is a virtue of easier practice than forbearance after having conferred, or than thankfulness after having received a benefit. I know not, indeed, whether it be a greater and more difficult exercise of magnanimity, for the one party to act as if he had forgotten, or for the other as if he constantly remembered the obligation.
- When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
- A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.
George Canning (1770-1827) was a British statesman and politician who played a significant role in early 19th-century British politics. Born on April 11, 1770, in London, Canning was the son of an actress and a Scottish gentleman. He received a classical education at Eton and Oxford, where he excelled in his studies.
Canning entered politics in the 1790s and quickly gained recognition for his eloquence and wit. He joined the Tory party and aligned himself with prominent figures like William Pitt the Younger. Canning served in various government positions, including Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Treasurer of the Navy, before becoming Foreign Secretary in 1807.
As Foreign Secretary, Canning advocated for a more assertive and interventionist foreign policy. He opposed the expansionist ambitions of Napoleon Bonaparte and supported the cause of the Spanish colonies fighting for independence from Spain. Canning’s support for Latin American independence earned him a reputation as a champion of liberty and earned him widespread popularity.
In 1822, Canning became Prime Minister, but his tenure was short-lived. He faced opposition within his own party, and his attempts to liberalize trade and support Catholic emancipation divided the Tories. Canning’s health deteriorated rapidly, and he died on August 8, 1827, just four months after taking office.
George Canning was a charismatic and influential figure in British politics. His support for international interventionism and commitment to liberal principles left a lasting impact. He is remembered as a skilled orator, a champion of freedom, and a key transitional figure between the conservative old guard and the emerging liberal forces of the 19th century.
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