Lord Melbourne

A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#fool #honest #honest man #man

I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#cocksure #everything #i #i wish #macaulay

It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say the same. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#mind #much #must #same #say

Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#did #ever #except #foolish #nobody

Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#orthodox #puritanical #twice

That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#i #i am #me #men #support

The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#crime #duty #government #preserve #prevent

Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#coming #invade #life #pass #pretty