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> [If a passion for freedom is not in vogue, patriots may sound the alarm till they are weary. The Act of Habeas Corpus, by which prisoners may insist on being brought to trial within a limited time, is the corner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/if-a-passion-for-freedom-is-not-in-vogue-patriots-may-sound-the-alarm/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

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> [ The prosecution of \[Warren\] Hastings, though he should escape at last, must have good effect. It will alarm the servants of the Company in India, that they may not always plunder with impunity, but that there may be a retrospect;… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/the-prosecution-of-warren-hastings-though-he-should-escape-at-last/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

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## More by Horace Walpole

> [ René of Anjou \[(1409-80)\] painted a picture of his mistress's corpse as he found it eaten by worms on having it \[her tomb\] openedon… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/ren-of-anjou-1409-80-painted-a-picture-of-his-mistress-s-corpse-as-he/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [Our supreme governors, the mob.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/our-supreme-governors-the-mob/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [A poet who makes use of a worse word instead of a better, because the former fits the rhyme or the measure, though it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/a-poet-who-makes-use-of-a-worse-word-instead-of-a-better-because-the/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/foolish-writers-and-readers-are-created-for-each-other/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [I do not dislike the French from the vulgar antipathy between neighboring nations, but for their insolent and unfounded air of superiority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/i-do-not-dislike-the-french-from-the-vulgar-antipathy-between/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [Life is a farce, and should not end with a mourning scene.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/life-is-a-farce-and-should-not-end-with-a-mourning-scene/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [Lord Bath used to say of women, who are apt to say that they will follow their own judgment, that they could not follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/lord-bath-used-to-say-of-women-who-are-apt-to-say-that-they-will/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [An ancient prophecy ... pronounced, That the castle and lordship of Otranto should pass from the present family, whenever the real owner should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/an-ancient-prophecy-pronounced-that-the-castle-and-lordship-of/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [Plot, rules, nor even poetry, are not half so great beauties in tragedy or comedy as a just imitation of nature, of character, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/plot-rules-nor-even-poetry-are-not-half-so-great-beauties-in-tragedy/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [“But alas! my Lord, what is blood! what is nobility! We are all reptiles, miserable, sinful creatures. It is piety alone that can distinguish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/but-alas-my-lord-what-is-blood-what-is-nobility-we-are-all-reptiles/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [I do not admire politicians; but when they are excellent in their way, one cannot help allowing them their due.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/i-do-not-admire-politicians-but-when-they-are-excellent-in-their-way/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/alexander-at-the-head-of-the-world-never-tasted-the-true-pleasure/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/the-whole-secret-of-life-is-to-be-interested-in-one-thing-profoundly/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [The best philosophy is to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot; bless the goodness that has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/the-best-philosophy-is-to-do-one-s-duties-take-the-world-as-it-comes/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

> [Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-walpole/oh-that-i-were-seated-as-high-as-my-ambition-i-d-place-my-naked-foot/)

[Horace Walpole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-walpole/)

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