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

Quote by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Boswell is the first of biographers

Boswell is the first of biographers

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...

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...

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...

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...

'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...

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

The discrepancy between American ideals and American practice creates a dry rot which eats away...

The discrepancy between American ideals and American practice creates a dry rot which eats away...

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either...

Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either...

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be...

I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be...

Democrats give away their old clothes; Republicans wear theirs. Republicans employ exterminators; Democrats step on...

Democrats give away their old clothes; Republicans wear theirs. Republicans employ exterminators; Democrats step on...

Rittner's Computer Law: Never argue with people who write with digital ink and pay by...

Rittner's Computer Law: Never argue with people who write with digital ink and pay by...