Famous quotes containing the words conservative, whips and/or office:
“I never dared to be radical when young
For fear it would make me conservative when old.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The House of Lords, architecturally, is a magnificent room, and the dignity, quiet, and repose of the scene made me unwillingly acknowledge that the Senate of the United States might possibly improve its manners. Perhaps in our desire for simplicity, absence of title, or badge of office we may have thrown over too much.”
—M. E. W. Sherwood (1826–1903)