"Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that……" — Robert Walpole
"Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of all Europe? Am I answerable for the conduct of other countries as well as for that of my own?"
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Robert Walpole
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27 Quotes by Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole has 27 quotes on this site.
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Let sleeping dogs lie.
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The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes.…
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Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced.
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If they are really persuaded that the army is annually established by me, that I have the sole disposal of…
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Is it no imputation to be arraigned before this House, in which I have sat forty years, and to have…
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Many words are not wanting to show that the particular view of each court occasioned the dangers which affected the…
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IT has been observed by several gentlemen, in vindication of this motion, that if it should be carried, neither my…
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I can not, therefore, see how this can be imputed as a crime, or how any of the king's ministers…
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It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.
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I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war…
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I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I disdain and despise all their efforts.
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Oh, do not read history, for that I know must be false.
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More Admitting Quotes
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At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting…
— Martha Beck
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The only sustainable way to increase demand for vacant houses is to spur the formation of new households. Admitting more…
— Alan Greenspan
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In 1992, the federal Government actually issued more work authorizations to immigrants and temporary foreign workers than the net number…
— Ronald Reagan
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Art enlarges experience by admitting us to the inner life of others.
— Walter Lippmann
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Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit…
— Julia Cameron
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The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.
— Doug Larson
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As in Mathematicks, so in Natural Philosophy, the Investigation of difficult Things by the Method of Analysis, ought ever to…
— Isaac Newton
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We seem to be going through a period of nostalgia, and everyone seems to think yesterday was better than today.…
— Art Buchwald
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If faith is a valid tool of knowledge, then anything can be true 'by faith,' and therefore nothing is true.…
— Dan Barker
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You know what's the most terrifying thing about admitting that you're in love? You're just naked. You put yourself in…
— Mary Doria Russell
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I am so in favor of the actual infinite that instead of admitting that Nature abhors it, as is commonly…
— Gottfried Leibniz
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Admitting your weaknesses does not diminish your strengths: it shows your courage.
— Erin Andrews
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