George Canning Quotes

I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.
George Canning

Truth, Except, Prove

Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.
George Canning

Failure, Parents, Indecision

A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.
George Canning

Alone, Friend, Country

But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!
George Canning

Good, Friend, Heaven

Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm.
George Canning

Storm, Here, Pilot

I called the New World into existence, to redress the balance of the Old.
George Canning

Old, Balance, Existence

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.
George Canning

Matters, Content, Advantage

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Statesman

Born: April 11, 1770

Died: August 8, 1827

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