Thomas B. Macaulay
Thomas B. Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PCwas a British historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his books on British history have been hailed as literary masterpieces. He was a member of the Babington family by virtue of his aunt's marriage to Thomas Babington...
history may incidents
A history in which every particular incident may be true may on the whole be false.
plato philosophy science
In Plato's opinion, man was made for philosophy; in Bacon's opinion, philosophy was made for man.
dream men progress
If any person had told the Parliament which met in terror and perplexity after the crash of 1720 that in 1830 the wealth of England would surpass all their wildest dreams, that the annual revenue would equal the principal of that debt which they considered an intolerable burden, that for one man of
night england
Such night in England ne'er had been, nor ne'er again shall be.
littles allies christianity
The whole history of Christianity proves that she has little indeed to fear from persecution as a foe, but much to fear from persecution as an ally.
philosophy men should
To sum up the whole, we should say that the aim of the Platonic philosophy was to exalt man into a god.
evil produce cures
There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces, and that cure is freedom.
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I shall not be satisfied unless I produce something which shall for a few days supersede the last fashionable novel on the tables of young ladies.
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A few more days, and this essay will follow the Defensio Populi to the dust and silence of the upper shelf... For a month or two it will occupy a few minutes of chat in every drawing-room, and a few columns in every magazine; and it will then be withdrawn, to make room for the forthcoming novelties.
night men hypocrisy
A man who should act, for one day, on the supposition that all the people about him were influenced by the religion which they professed would find himself ruined by night.
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A church is disaffected when it is persecuted, quiet when it is tolerated, and actively loyal when it is favored and cherished.
kings book desire
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
constitution despots
A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot.
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The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature.