BiographyThat sign of old age: extolling the past at the expense of the present.Sydney Smith1845★ 1.9
In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book, or goes to an American play, or looks at an American picture or statue?... Under which of the old tyrannical governments of Europe is every sixth man a slave, whom his fellow-creatures may buy, and sell and torture?Sydney Smith1820★ 1.8
Did you ever hear my definition of marriage? It is, that it resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they can not be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing any one who comes between them.Sydney Smith1845★ 1.8
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