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People Quotes by Thomas B. Macaulay
- The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for…
- Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which…
- Language, the machine of the poet, is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state. Nations, like individuals, first perceive, and then abstract. They…
- History, is made up of the bad actions of extraordinary men and woman. All the most noted destroyers and deceivers of our species, all the…
- A man who should act, for one day, on the supposition that all the people about him were influenced by the religion which they professed…
- People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws.
- Free trade, one of the greatest blessings which a government can confer on a people, is in almost every country unpopular.
- Our rulers will best promote the improvement of the nation by strictly confining themselves to their own legitimate duties, by leaving capital to find its…
- That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy.
- People who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants.
- A beggarly people, A church and no steeple.
- Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit…
- The impenetrable stupidity of Prince George (son-in-law of James II) served his turn. It was his habit, when any news was told him, to exclaim,…
- I don't mind your thinking slowly; I mind your publishing faster than you think.
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle