EssayFacts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value: and the precious particles are generally combined with the baser in such a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty.Thomas Babington Macaulay1828★ 6.0
Essay · MagazineThe gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm.Thomas Babington Macaulay1828★ 3.6
Men are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when they discuss it freely.Thomas Babington Macaulay1830★ 3.6