Thomas B. Macaulay Quotes About Freedom

Quotes about: Freedom

• I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty or civilization, or both.

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Freedom, Democracies Have, Civilization

  Letter to Henry Stephens Randall, May 23, 1857.

• 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 B. Macaulay

  Freedom, 4th Of July, Learning

• As freedom is the only safeguard of governments, so are order and moderation generally necessary to preserve freedom.

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Freedom, Government, Order

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