"He is the purest figure in history. About…" — William E. Gladstone
"He is the purest figure in history. About George Washington"
—
William E. Gladstone
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
54 Quotes by William E. Gladstone
William E. Gladstone has 54 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
National injustice is the surest road to national downfall.
-
Never forget that the purpose for which a man lives is the improvement of the man himself, so that he…
-
It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.
-
The oppression of a majority is detestable and odious; the oppression of a minority is only by one degree less…
-
I have known ninety-five of the world's great men in my time, and of these eighty-seven were followers of the…
-
Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong.
-
If Germany is to become a colonizing power, all I say is, God speed her! She becomes our ally and…
-
I am certain, from experience, of the immense advantage of strict account-keeping in early life. It is just like learning…
-
To serve Armenia is to serve civilization.
-
The American Revolution was a vindication of liberties inherited and possessed. It was a conservative revolution.
-
Ireland, Ireland. That cloud in the west, that coming storm.
-
As the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is…
See all 54 quotes by William E. Gladstone »
More Figure Quotes
This quote is filed under Figure Quotes,
one of 2,773 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure…
— Aristotle
-
I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.
— Lance Armstrong
-
It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That's why I never do commercials. If I…
— David Attenborough
-
I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.'
— Lauren Bacall
-
Sarah Palin is a compelling political figure.
— Michele Bachmann
-
I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I…
— Kevin Bacon
-
I'm a woman who has gone through many heartaches, enough to dedicate my whole life to trying to figure them…
— Erykah Badu
-
No one can figure out your worth but you.
— Pearl Bailey
-
I always figure hey, look, I'm not a rock star, I'm an actor. I'm somebody who's meant to be other…
— Christian Bale
-
But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while…
— Honore de Balzac
-
It's a character that I always found really likable. I'm fond of Zorro because he was a popular figure who…
— Antonio Banderas
-
We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out…
— Dave Barry
See all 2,773 Figure Quotes »