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GOVERNMENT > government official > Charles James Fox
He was uniformly...
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He was uniformly of an opinion which, though not a popular one, he was ready to aver, that the right of governing was not property but a trust.
Source: Referring to William Pitt's plans for parliamentary reform. C.J. Fox, by J. L. Hammond.
-- Charles James Fox, (Jan 24 1749-1806), English government official; As Britain's first foreign secretary he was a famous champion of liberty; conducted against King George III a long and brilliant vendetta.