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Denis Diderot – ‘Distance is a great promoter…

‘Distance is a great promoter of admiration!’

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Francis Herbert Bradley – ‘The secret of happiness is t…

‘The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.’

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Elizabeth Bowen – ‘Some people are molded by th…

‘Some people are molded by their admirations others by their hostilities.’

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Eleanor Roosevelt – ‘You always admire what you r…

‘You always admire what you really dont understand.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘REVOLUTION n. In politics an…

‘REVOLUTION n. In politics an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment…. the substitution of the rule of an Administration for that of a Ministry whereby the welfare and happiness of the people were advanced a full half-inch.’

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Alexander Pope – ‘Fools admire but men of sens…

‘Fools admire but men of sense approve.’

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Walter Bagehot – ‘It has been said that Englan…

‘It has been said that England invented the phrase ?Her Majesty?s Opposition?; that it was the first government which made a criticism of administration as much a part of the polity as administration itself. This critical opposition is the consequence … Continue reading →

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John Dalberg Lord Acton – ‘Everything secret degenerate…

‘Everything secret degenerates; nothing is safe that does not bear discussion and publicity.’

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Abraham Lincoln – ‘While the people retain thei…

‘While the people retain their virtue and vigilance no administration by any extreme of wickedness or folly can very seriously injure the government in the short space of four years.’

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Dr. Samuel Johnson – ‘There are charms made only f…

‘There are charms made only for distant admiration.’

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