Thomas Reed Quotes
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There is, and always has been, one tremendous ruler of the human race - and that ruler is that combination of the opinions of all, the leveling up of universal sense which is called public sentiment. That is the ever-present regulator and police of humanity.
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Politics is mostly pill-taking.
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A statesman is a successful politician who is dead.
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One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.
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They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.
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If human progress had been more a matter of leadership we should be in Utopia to-day.
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One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted.
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Let a man proclaim a new principle. Public sentiment will surely be on the other side.
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They could do worse, and they undoubtedly will.
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The best system is to have one party govern and the other party watch.
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The only justification of rebellion is success.
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All the wisdom of the world consists of shouting with the majority.
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It is a very lonely life that a man leads, who becomes aware of truths before their times.
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The reason why the race of man moves slowly is because it must move all together.
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Thomas Reed
- Born: October 18, 1839
- Died: December 7, 1902
- Occupation: Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives