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La Paix universelle étant décrétée..., 19th century. ...l'honorable sir Cobden trouve moyen d'utiliser les généraux qui se croisaient les bras. Souvenirs du Congrès de la Paix. (Memories of the Peace Conference. Universal peace having been decreed, the honourable Sir Cobden finds a practical use for generals who are out of a job.) Unemployed army officers shine the shoes and carry the luggage of British politician Richard Cobden who was associated with a series of peace congresses held between 1848 and 1851 in Brussels, Paris, Frankfurt, London, Manchester and Edinburgh.