A liberal conservative is a man who thinks things ought to progress but would rather they remained as they are.
Each must act as he thinks best; and if he is wrong, so much the worse for him. We stand on a mountain pass in the midst of whirling snow and blindin… - James Fitzjames Stephen
Each must act as he thinks best; and if he is wrong, so much the worse for him. We stand on a mountain pass in the midst of whirling snow and blindin…
- James Fitzjames Stephen
Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but… - James Fitzjames Stephen
Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but…
Thus hope, aided by imagination, makes one man a hero, another a somnambulist, and a third a lunatic; while it renders them all enthusiasts. - James Fitzjames Stephen
Thus hope, aided by imagination, makes one man a hero, another a somnambulist, and a third a lunatic; while it renders them all enthusiasts.
A liberal conservative is a man who thinks things ought to progress but would rather they remained as they are. - James Fitzjames Stephen
To me this question whether liberty is a good or a bad thing appears as irrational as the question whether fire is a good or a bad thing. It is both … - James Fitzjames Stephen
To me this question whether liberty is a good or a bad thing appears as irrational as the question whether fire is a good or a bad thing. It is both …
The things which cannot be adequately represented by words are more important than those which can. - James Fitzjames Stephen
The things which cannot be adequately represented by words are more important than those which can.
To try to regulate the internal affairs of a family, the relations of love or friendship, or many other things of the same sort, by law or by the coe… - James Fitzjames Stephen
To try to regulate the internal affairs of a family, the relations of love or friendship, or many other things of the same sort, by law or by the coe…
A well-judging man will open his trunk-line of study in such a direction that, while habitually adhering to it, he may enjoy a ready access to such o… - James Fitzjames Stephen
A well-judging man will open his trunk-line of study in such a direction that, while habitually adhering to it, he may enjoy a ready access to such o…
Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint. - James Fitzjames Stephen
Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.
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