Maxioms by Thomas Babington Macaulay
The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.
The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.
The impenetrable stupidity of Prince George (son-in-law of James
II) served his turn. It was his habit, when any read more
The impenetrable stupidity of Prince George (son-in-law of James
II) served his turn. It was his habit, when any news was told
him, to exclaim, "Est il possible?"--"Is it possible?"
Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.
Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.
We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one
of its periodical fits of morality.
We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one
of its periodical fits of morality.
The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public
good.
The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public
good.
