Spencer Perceval

“There is nothing more easy than to assume a fact, and then to reason upon it.”

“The House is a very patient House; I have known it to be very patient.”

“It is the duty of those who have the conduct of the affairs of the country to be provident for the future.”

“I am not for taking away from the people any of their privileges; but I am for preserving the privileges of the people.”

“The real question is, not what is the character of the measure, but what is the character of the persons who would be likely to have the administration of it.”