Lord John Russell

“A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired.”

“A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.”

“What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.”

“If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace.”

“The object of Parliament is to substitute the battles of opinion for the battles of the sword.”

“The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition.”

“Education is the mother of leadership.”

“The British Constitution has a great many defects, and one of them is, that it does not provide any means for finding out the opinions of the people.”

“The property of the people should be taxed, but not the industry of the people.”

“There is nothing so conservative as a sick Radical.”