Elegance is inferior to virtue.

Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt...

But I am a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt...

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist of creating out of void, but...

Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist of creating out of void, but...

A king is always a king - and a woman always a woman: his authority...

A king is always a king - and a woman always a woman: his authority...

We are tomorrow's past.

We are tomorrow's past.

A slavish bondage to parents cramps every faculty of the mind.

A slavish bondage to parents cramps every faculty of the mind.

And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have...

And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have...

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.

Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

The two pillars of 'political correctness' are: a) willful ignorance b) a steadfast refusal to...

The two pillars of 'political correctness' are: a) willful ignorance b) a steadfast refusal to...

You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is...

You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is...

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its...

She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its...

You would not tolerate for one moment the conduct in an individual that is commonplace...

You would not tolerate for one moment the conduct in an individual that is commonplace...

Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.

Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.

Political elections are a good deal like marriages, there's no accounting for anyone's taste

Political elections are a good deal like marriages, there's no accounting for anyone's taste

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we,...

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we,...

Politics are the divine science, after all

Politics are the divine science, after all