William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

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• Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle. Character
• What all the wise men promised has not happened and what all the dammed fools said would happen has come to pass. All
• The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts. Contracts
• That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong. All
• Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools. wThis is the first step towards becoming either estimable… Advantage
• Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools. The sooner the discovery is made the better, as… Advantage
• Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life. Allowed
• What I like about the Order of the Garter is that there is no damned merit about it. Awards
• It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say the same. Agreement
• I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything. Cocksure
• A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man. Doctrinaire
• My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the… Any
• While I cannot be regarded as a pillar, I must be regarded as a buttress of the church, because I support it from outside. Buttress

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