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The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less read more
The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.
The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many read more
The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. [Ecclesiasticus 28:17 --18].
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.
If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends read more
The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies.
In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.
In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.
That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.
That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.
