Macaulay

Famous quotes containing the word macaulay:

    Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)

    “To every man upon this earth
    Death cometh soon or late.
    And how can man die better
    Than facing fearful odds
    For the ashes of his fathers
    And the temples of his gods,
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)

    The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)