Long before Tony Robbins discovered the power of positive thinking, before Jordan Peterson began lecturing young men about cleaning their rooms, and centuries before the internet spawned an army of life coaches promising to unlock your potential, there was William Cobbett – dispensing advice with the confidence of a man who’d never met a problem

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There’s an old saying that a man is known by his enemies, which would make William Cobbett one of the most comprehensively known individuals in British history. By the time of his death in 1835, he’d managed to alienate virtually everyone who’d ever tried to help him, befriend him, or work alongside him. His talent

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He was mainly notable as the possessor of a disagreeable character. This never seemed to be offset by any redeeming virtue.