Thomas Babington Macaulay

• “And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best, though true, is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best?” -Thomas Babington Macaulay

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  –Thomas Babington Macaulay

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• “American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part of the society.” -Thomas Babington Macaulay

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