Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till 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 till he had learned to swim.
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"Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till 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 till he had learned to swim." — Thomas Babington Macaulay
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Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till 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 till he had learned to swim. — 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.