Thomas Reed Quotes

#1. One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.

Thomas Reed

#2. The reason why the race of man moves slowly is because it must move all together.

Thomas Reed

#3. It is a very lonely life that a man leads, who becomes aware of truths before their times.

Thomas Reed

#4. They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.

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#5. 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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#6. Politics is mostly pill-taking.

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#7. If human progress had been merely a matter of leadership we should be in Utopia today.

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#8. The only justification of rebellion is success.

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#9. To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.

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#10. The best system is to have one party govern and the other party watch.

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#11. A statesman is a successful politician who is dead.

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#12. They could do worse, and they undoubtedly will.

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#13. All the wisdom of the world consists of shouting with the majority.

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#14. Let a man proclaim a new principle. Public sentiment will surely be on the other side.

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#15. If there's one thing for which I admire you, it's your original discovery of the Ten Commandments.

Thomas Reed