Jason Cowley Do you have a historical figure you admire or identify with?
George Osborne In terms of politicians, I’d say Abraham Lincoln is the person who is interesting, as he’s from the right of politics, in as much as you can translate those things to 19th-century America. But, of course, he’s a great social reformer. He also faces the most unbelievably difficult situation and handles it with great integrity. My political philosopher of choice is John Stuart Mill. I think On Liberty remains one of the great political essays of our age.
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