I was tenaciously opposed by the governor and deputy-governor of the Bank, who had seats in parliament, and I had the City for an antagonist on almost every occasion. — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
I think that the principle of the Conservative Party is jealousy of liberty and of the people , only qualified by fear ; but… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
For works of the mind really great there is no old age, no decrepitude. It is inconceivable that a time should come when Homer,… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
There is a limit to the work that can be got out of a human body or a human brain, and he is a… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
The book must of necessity be put into a bookcase. And the bookcase must be housed. And the house must be kept. And the… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
The oppression of a majority is detestable and odious; the oppression of a minority is only by one degree less detestable and odious. — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
[The British constitution] presumes more boldly than any other the good sense and the good faith of those who work it. — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
All the wonders of the Greek civilization heaped together are less wonderful than the single book of Psalms. Greece had all that this world… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right. — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
Ireland, Ireland. That cloud in the west, that coming storm. That minister of God's retribution upon cruel, inveterate, and but half-atoned injustice! Ireland forces… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
To be engaged in opposing wrong affords...but a slender guarantee for being right. — William E. Gladstone Copy Share
