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Catholic church1 quote
She thoroughly understands, what no other Church has ever understood, how to deal with enthusiasts. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1840Downsides of progress1 quote
As civilisation advances, poetry almost necessarily declines... In proportion as men know more and think more, they look less at individuals and more at classes. They therefore make better theories and worse poems. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1825Dying for one's country1 quote
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1842Dying for one's religion1 quote
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1842England1 quote
The history of England is emphatically the history of progress. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1835English language1 quote
The English Bible,— a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1828Facts1 quote
Facts 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 Macaulay · 1828Finance1 quote
We have heard it said that five per cent is the natural interest of money. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1830Free exchange of ideas1 quote
Men are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when they discuss it freely. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1830Journalism1 quote
The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1828Media1 quote
The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1828Money1 quote
We have heard it said that five per cent is the natural interest of money. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1830Past and present1 quote
No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1848Poetry1 quote
As civilisation advances, poetry almost necessarily declines... In proportion as men know more and think more, they look less at individuals and more at classes. They therefore make better theories and worse poems. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1825The Bible1 quote
The English Bible,— a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1828The past1 quote
No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1848The present1 quote
No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1848