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  • Richard Cobden is best remembered for his partnership with John Bright in heading the movement in Britain to repeal the tariff on imported grain, known as the Corn Laws. Cobden also was a dedicated advocate of international peace and an uncompromising opponent of war. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism; Cobden, Richard (1804–1865)]

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