William Ewart Gladstone

Vereinigtes Königreich · Politiker · Lebte 1809 bis 1898 · im Alter von 88

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William Ewart Gladstone (* 29. Dezember 1809 in Liverpool; † 19. Mai 1898 in Hawarden Castle) war ein britischer Politiker und viermaliger Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs. Gladstone gilt als der bedeutendste Staatsmann der viktorianischen Epoche und Verkörperung des britischen Liberalismus.

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1898Gestorben19. Mai 18981881Fellow of the Royal SocietyAuszeichnung1860“I am certain, from experience, of the immense advantage of strict account-keeping in early life.”Eigene Worte14. Januar 1860Letter to Mrs. Gladstone (14 January 1860), as quoted in Gladstone as Financier and Economist (1931) by F. W. Hirst, p. 242Die ganze Aussage lesen

1859“Economy is the first and great article (economy such as I understand it) in my financial creed.”Eigene WorteLetter to his brother Robertson of the Financial Reform Association at Liverpool (1859), as quoted in Gladstone as Financier and EconomistDie ganze Aussage lesen

Knight of the Legion of HonourAuszeichnung1857“Sir, there is not war with China, but what is there? There is hostility. There is bloodshed. There is a trampling down of the weak by the strong.”Eigene Worte3. März 1857Speech in the House of Commons against the Second Opium War (3 March 1857)Die ganze Aussage lesen

1855“All the terms that we demanded have, since the war began, been substantially conceded...My hon.”Eigene Worte24. Mai 1855Speech in the House of Commons (24 May 1855) on the Crimean WarDie ganze Aussage lesen

1851“This is the negation of God erected into a system of Government.”Eigene Worte7. April 1851A letter to the Earl of Aberdeen, on the state prosecutions of the Neapolitan government (7 April 1851), p. 9Die ganze Aussage lesen

1845“Ireland, Ireland! That cloud in the west! That coming storm! That minister of God's retribution upon cruel, inveterate, and but half-atoned injustice!”Eigene Worte12. Oktober 1845Letter to his wife, Catherine Gladstone (12 October 1845), quoted in John Morley, The Life of Wiliam Ewart Gladstone, Volume I (1903), p.Die ganze Aussage lesen

1809Geboren29. Dezember 1809

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Gladstone in the 1830s

A pensive Gladstone, from the book Great Britain and Her Queen, by Anne E. Keeling

Gladstone in 1859, painted by George Frederic Watts

Gladstone in 1861, photographed by John Mayall

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William Ewart Gladstone

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I am certain, from experience, of the immense advantage of strict account-keeping in early life.
14. Jan. 1860, Letter to Mrs. Gladstone (14 January 1860), as quoted in Gladstone as Financier and Economist (1931) by F. W. Hirst, p. 242, Eigene Worte
Economy is the first and great article (economy such as I understand it) in my financial creed.
1859, Letter to his brother Robertson of the Financial Reform Association at Liverpool (1859), as quoted in Gladstone as Financier and Economist, Eigene Worte
What has been the state of things since 1853?
21. Juli 1859, Speech in the House of Commons (21 July 1859) against Benjamin Disraeli's Budget, Eigene Worte