Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DLwas a British Conservative politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from July 1902 to December 1905, and later Foreign Secretary...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth25 July 1848
soul adequate being-there
Every human soul is of infinite value, eternal, free; no human being, therefore, is so placed as not to have within his reach, in himself and others, objects adequate to infinite endeavor.
talking years class
The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done.
looks scottish british
I look forward to a time when Irish patriotism will as easily combine with British patriotism as Scottish patriotism combines now.
home government looks
His Majesty's Government looks with favour upon the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jews.
war cases plenty
There are plenty of cases of war being begun before it is declared.
kings tyranny-of-the-majority may
The tyranny of majorities may be as bad as the tyranny of kings.
enemy biographies should
Biography should be written by an acute enemy.
independent science theory
Science preceded the theory of science, and is independent of it. Science preceded naturalism, and will survive it.
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Though the parallel is not complete, it is safe to say that science will never touch them unaided by its practical applications. Its wonders may be catalogued for purposes of education, they may be illustrated by arresting experiments, by numbers and magnitudes which startle or fatigue the imagination but they will form no familiar portion of the intellectual furniture of ordinary men unless they be connected, however remotely, with the conduct of ordinary life.
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It has always been desirable to tell the truth, but seldom if ever necessary.
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Ask with urgency and passion.