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Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions.
William E. Gladstone
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William E. Gladstone
Age: 88 †
Born: 1809
Born: December 29
Died: 1898
Died: May 19
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The Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone
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[The British constitution] presumes more boldly than any other the good sense and the good faith of those who work it.
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Ireland, Ireland. That cloud in the west, that coming storm. That minister of God's retribution upon cruel, inveterate, and but half-atoned injustice! Ireland forces upon us those great social and great religious questions. God grant that we may have courage to look them in the face!
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We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.
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Be thorough in all you do and remember that although ignorance often may be innocent, pretension is always despicable.
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Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.
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One example is worth a thousand arguments.
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Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong.
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