--- title: "4 Andre Siegfried Quotes - Famous Historian (Post-war Britain)" description: "André Siegfried was a French academic, geographer and political writer best known to English speakers for his commentaries on American, Canadian, and Br..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b127/author-andre-siegfried-66126.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Andre Siegfried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b127/author-andre-siegfried-66126.jpg) # Andre Siegfried (1875–1959) Historian **4** quotes in **30** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Andre Siegfried was a historian, best known for *Post-war Britain*. ## Quick Facts About Andre Siegfried Born April 21, 1875 Died March 28, 1959 Profession Historian Notable works Post-war Britain ## About Andre Siegfried André Siegfried was a French academic, geographer and political writer best known to English speakers for his commentaries on American, Canadian, and British politics. ## Quotes by Andre Siegfried > [A well governed people are generally a people who do not think much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-siegfried/a-well-governed-people-are-generally-a-people-who-do-not-think-much/) [Andre Siegfried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-siegfried/) [Cynical](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cynical/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/andre-siegfried-66126_cynical_a-well-governed-people-are-generally-a-p_12367.png) > [Do you want to injure someone's reputation? Don't speak ill of him, speak too well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-siegfried/do-you-want-to-injure-someone-s-reputation-don-t-speak-ill-of-him/) [Andre Siegfried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-siegfried/) [Cynical](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cynical/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/andre-siegfried-66126_cynical_do-you-want-to-injure-someone-s-reputati_1775954.png) > [It is impossible to think of France except in terms of individuals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-siegfried/it-is-impossible-to-think-of-france-except-in-terms-of-individuals/) [Andre Siegfried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-siegfried/) [France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/france/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/andre-siegfried-66126_france_it-is-impossible-to-think-of-france-exce_2238092.png) > [There is a striking parallel between the spreading of germs and the spreading of ideas or propaganda. On the one hand we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-siegfried/there-is-a-striking-parallel-between-the-spreading-of-germs-and-the/) [Andre Siegfried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-siegfried/) [Benevolent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benevolent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/andre-siegfried-66126_benevolent_there-is-a-striking-parallel-between-the_2904837.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-siegfried/#itemlist", "name": "Andre Siegfried Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A well governed people are generally a people who do not think much.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andre Siegfried" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-siegfried/a-well-governed-people-are-generally-a-people-who-do-not-think-much/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/andre-siegfried-66126_cynical_a-well-governed-people-are-generally-a-p_12367.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/andre-siegfried-66126_cynical_a-well-governed-people-are-generally-a-p_12367.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/andre-siegfried-66126_cynical_a-well-governed-people-are-generally-a-p_12367.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A well governed people are generally a people who do not think much.” — Andre Siegfried", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do you want to injure someone's reputation? 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