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Thomas Babington Quotes

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

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Poet Quotes
Category:
British Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
August 25, 1800
Date of Death:
December 28, 1859
Nationality:
British
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