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Lord Melbourne quotes

British Statesman

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It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to..."
Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong..."
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me..."
That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong."
What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say..."
It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say the same. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of..."
I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything. Lord Melbourne
My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular, is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it. Lord Melbourne
It is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man."
A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have..."
Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to..."
The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts. Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne quote: "Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical."
Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical. Lord Melbourne

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