Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke Quote

Faction is to party what the superlative is to the positive. Party is a political evil, and faction is the worst of all parties.


Letters on the Spirit of Patriotism (ed. 1749)


Faction is to party what the superlative is to the positive. Party is a political evil, and faction is the worst of all parties.

Faction is to party what the superlative is to the positive. Party is a political evil, and faction is the worst of all parties.

Faction is to party what the superlative is to the positive. Party is a political evil, and faction is the worst of all parties.

Faction is to party what the superlative is to the positive. Party is a political evil, and faction is the worst of all parties.