A man who entertains in his mind any political doctrine, except as a means of improving… — Anthony Trollope

A man who entertains in his mind any political doctrine, except as a means of improving the condition of his fellows, I regard as a political intriguer, a charlatan, and a conjuror.

1883
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Trollope, Anthony. "An Autobiography." An Autobiography and Other Writings, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2016, ch. 16.
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Trollope, Anthony. An Autobiography. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1883, ch. 16.