And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods? Thomas Babington Macaulay ashedieface Change image and share on social
Persecution produced its natural effect on them. It found them a sect; it made them a faction. Thomas Babington Macaulay effectfactionfind Change image and share on social
An acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia. Thomas Babington Macaulay acremiddlesexprincipality Change image and share on social
The puritan hated bear baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators. Thomas Babington Macaulay baitbeargive Change image and share on social
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read. Thomas Babington Macaulay bookcottagedesire Change image and share on social
None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth, affords, as far as we can perceive, much security for his being wiser than any of his neighbours. Thomas Babington Macaulay accidentaffordappoint share on social
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it. Thomas Babington Macaulay abuseboundlesshigh Change image and share on social
He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes. Thomas Babington Macaulay rakescholar Change image and share on social
The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for believing that a government is more likely to lead the people in the right way than the people to fall into the right way of themselves? Thomas Babington Macaulay believefallgovernment share on social
The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm. Thomas Babington Macaulay estatefourthgallery Change image and share on social
