Thomas Babington Macaulay Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Such night in England ne'er had been, nor ne'er again shall be.”

“The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.”

“She thoroughly understands what no other Church has ever understood, how to deal with enthusiasts.”

“Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!”

“We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilized age.”

“Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.”

“There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of the rest, yet quite unfit to direct our opinions, or to superintend our private habits.”