Quote 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.


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Author Bio


  • NameGeorge Canning
  • DescriptionBritish statesman and politician
  • BornApril 11, 1770
  • DiedAugust 8, 1827
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPolitician; Diplomat
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society