On England

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Stanley Baldwin's speeches form a portrait of a statesman who saw public speech as a duty to the nation. Across addresses on England, public life, industry, literature, education, empire, and moral character, he reflects on duty, unity, and civic responsibility, speaking not as a party figure alone but as an advocate for Britain's larger traditions and future. With wit and affection, he celebrates the English character as resilient, self-reliant, humorous, and deeply individual, while warning that its true strength depends on preserving kindness, rural memory, and humane feeling. The collection moves from intimate local recollection to broad national purpose: Bewdley, the Marches, Stourport, and Worcestershire become symbols of home, inheritance, and continuity; industry and peace are linked to the welfare of ordinary people; and Europe's stability is tied to England's prosperity. Baldwin also pays tribute to cultural and natural inheritance, honoring Byron's poetic force, W. H. Hudson's love of nature, and the beauty of birds, flowers, and sanctuary. Throughout, he argues that artists, workers, and statesmen alike must give themselves wholly to the service of a shared national life.