I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty, or civilization, or both

Quote by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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The voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve

The voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve

History, is made up of the bad actions of extraordinary men and woman. All the...

History, is made up of the bad actions of extraordinary men and woman. All the...

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

'In a democracy,' said Mr Pinfold, with more weight than originality, 'Men do not seek...

'In a democracy,' said Mr Pinfold, with more weight than originality, 'Men do not seek...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without...

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without...

Boswell is the first of biographers

Boswell is the first of biographers

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain...

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain...

If the grain were separated from the chaff, which fills the works of our national...

If the grain were separated from the chaff, which fills the works of our national...

A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms,...

A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms,...

A good poet's made as well as born.

A good poet's made as well as born.

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

What this country needs is a great poem. John Brown's Body was a step in...

What this country needs is a great poem. John Brown's Body was a step in...

Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved...

Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved...

To be a poet at twenty is to be twenty: to be a poet at...

To be a poet at twenty is to be twenty: to be a poet at...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...