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Brewer's: Irish Agitator
Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Irish ApricotsIris A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…The Devil's Dictionary: Agitator
by Ambrose Bierce AGEAIMAGITATOR -n. A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors - to dislodge the worms.Tolpuddle Martyrs
(Encyclopedia) Tolpuddle Martyrs, name given to six English agricultural laborers who in 1834 were prosecuted for trade union activities and sentenced to transportation. In 1833 these laborers, led…irredentism
(Encyclopedia) irredentismirredentismĭrĭdenˈtĭzəm [key], originally, the Italian nationalist movement for the annexation to Italy of territories—Italia irredenta [unredeemed Italy]—inhabited by an…Modrow, Hans
(Encyclopedia) Modrow, HansModrow, Hanshänz môdˈrō [key], 1928–, German politician. He served in the German Army, and was a prisoner of war until 1949. Joining the Socialist Unity party (Communists)…Clarkson, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Clarkson, Thomas, 1760–1846, English abolitionist. He devoted most of his life to agitation against slavery, and the voluminous information that he gathered on the slave trade helped…Sharp, Granville
(Encyclopedia) Sharp, Granville, 1735–1813, English reformer, scholar, and abolitionist. In 1772 he won a case establishing the principle that any slave would become free upon reaching British land.…Cadbury, George
(Encyclopedia) Cadbury, George, 1839–1922, English manufacturer and social reformer; husband of Elizabeth Mary Cadbury. In 1861, Cadbury and his brother Richard assumed control of their father's…Carlsbad Decrees
(Encyclopedia) Carlsbad Decrees, 1819, resolutions adopted by the ministers of German states at a conference at Carlsbad that was convened and dominated by Prince Metternich following the murder of…Carpenter, Mary
(Encyclopedia) Carpenter, Mary, 1807–77, English educator. She devoted her life to the establishment of schools and institutions and the promotion of educational reforms. In 1835 she organized the…Trending
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