Thomas Babington Macaulay Quotes

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 , Poet
The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tenden... -Thomas Babington Macaulay

The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners.

Thomas Babington Macaulay , Poet
The object of oratory alone in not truth, but pers... -Thomas Babington Macaulay

The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion.

Thomas Babington Macaulay , Poet

There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces, and that cure is freedom.

Thomas Babington Macaulay , Poet

Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.

Thomas Babington Macaulay , Poet

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.

Thomas Babington Macaulay , Poet
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessaril... -Thomas Babington Macaulay

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

Thomas Babington Macaulay , Poet
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This quote posits a negative correlation between the progress or advancement of civilization and the decline of poetry, suggesting that as societies become more technologically advanced or rational, the appreciation and relevance of poetry diminishes.

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been utt... -Thomas Babington Macaulay

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action.

Thomas Babington Macaulay , Poet
Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poe... -Thomas Babington Macaulay

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.

Thomas Babington Macaulay , Poet
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundles... -Thomas Babington Macaulay

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.

Thomas Babington Macaulay , Poet

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