"Men are apt to mistake the strength of……" — William E. Gladstone
"Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic."
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William E. Gladstone
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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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