Thomas Babington Macaulay Quote

Many politicians lay it down as a self evident proposition that no people ought to be free until they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water until he had learned how to swim.


On Milton (1825)


Many politicians lay it down as a self evident proposition that no people ought to be free until they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is...

Many politicians lay it down as a self evident proposition that no people ought to be free until they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is...

Many politicians lay it down as a self evident proposition that no people ought to be free until they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is...

Many politicians lay it down as a self evident proposition that no people ought to be free until they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is...