“It is not much matter which we say, but mind, we must all say the same.”

Lord Melbourne
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“Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical.”

Lord Melbourne
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“I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything.”

Lord Melbourne
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“If it was not absolutely necessary, it was the foolishest thing ever done.”

Lord Melbourne
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“Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.”

Lord Melbourne
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“That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.”

Lord Melbourne
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“The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.”

Lord Melbourne
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“A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man.”

Lord Melbourne
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