William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

(1779–1848) Politician

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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne was a politician.

Quick Facts About William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Born: March 15, 1779
Died: November 24, 1848
Profession: Politician

About William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, was a British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first in 1834 and again from 1835 to 1841.

Quotes by William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

[F]riends praise your abilities to the skies, submit to you in argument, and seem to have the greatest deference for you; but,…

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Ability

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While I cannot be regarded as a pillar, I must be regarded as a buttress of the church, because I support it…

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Church

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Be not over solicitous about education. It may be able to do much, but it does not do as much as expected…

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Able

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It doesn't matter what we say , so long as we all say the same thing.

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Long

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What all the wise men promised has not happened and what all the dammed fools said would happen has come to pass.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Army

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Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools. The sooner the discovery is made…

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Advantage

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Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools. wThis is the first step towards…

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Advantage

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What I like about the Order of the Garter is that there is no damned merit about it.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Awards

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