Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Quote

I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come — in public opinion.


In the Chamber of Peers (1821); as quoted in: Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 570


I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come — in public opinion.

I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come — in public opinion.

I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come — in public opinion.

I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come — in public opinion.