"Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by……" — William E. Gladstone
"Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear."
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54 Quotes by William E. Gladstone
William E. Gladstone has 54 quotes on this site.
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National injustice is the surest road to national downfall.
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Never forget that the purpose for which a man lives is the improvement of the man himself, so that he…
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It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.
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The oppression of a majority is detestable and odious; the oppression of a minority is only by one degree less…
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I have known ninety-five of the world's great men in my time, and of these eighty-seven were followers of the…
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Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong.
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If Germany is to become a colonizing power, all I say is, God speed her! She becomes our ally and…
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I am certain, from experience, of the immense advantage of strict account-keeping in early life. It is just like learning…
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To serve Armenia is to serve civilization.
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The American Revolution was a vindication of liberties inherited and possessed. It was a conservative revolution.
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Ireland, Ireland. That cloud in the west, that coming storm.
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As the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is…
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More Conservatism Quotes
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In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo.
— Tony Campolo
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When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
— Dale Carnegie
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All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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You say that you are my judge; I do not know if you are; but take good heed not to…
— Joan of Arc
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Conservatism, ever more timorous and narrow, disgusts the children, and drives them for a mouthful of fresh air into radicalism.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Conservatism must be based on allowing everyone to become an owner - equity for everyman.
— John Redwood
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At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to…
— Naomi Oreskes
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There may be more poetry than justice in poetic justice.
— George Will
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Conservative ideas are alive and dynamic, the result of a free and intellectually honest vision for the country. As long…
— Rush Limbaugh
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Success breeds conservatism, and that means a love affair with the status quo and an aversion to change.
— Unknown Author
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Conservatism is only as good as what it conserves.
— Friedrich August von Hayek
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I am not a conservative — neo or paleo. Conservatism is a respectable outlook... I just do not happen to…
— Allan Bloom
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