The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for believing that a government is more likely to lead the people in the right way than the people to fall into the right way of themselves?
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"The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for believing that a government is more likely to lead the people in the right way than the people to fall into the right way of themselves?" — Thomas Babington Macaulay #politicsgovernment
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The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for believing that a government is more likely to lead the people in the right way than the people to fall into the right way of themselves? — Thomas Babington Macaulay
About Thomas Babington Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1800–1859).
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This quote is attributed to Thomas Babington Macaulay, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay lived from 1800 – 1859.
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