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

— George Canning

Give me the avowed the erect and manly foe Bold I can meet perhaps may turn the blow But of all plagues good Heaven thy wrath can send Save oh save me from the candid friend!

— George Canning

Give me the avowed the erect and manly foe Bold I can meet perhaps may turn the blow But of all plagues good Heaven thy wrath can send Save save oh save me from the candid friend!

— George Canning

I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.

— George Canning

Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.

— 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 20%.

— George Canning