Lord Melbourne

“I like the Garter; there is no damned merit in it.”

“Ma'am, it is a bloody awful book.”

“The question is not whether this measure be good or bad, but whether it be a measure that can be passed.”

“The whole duty of a government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.”

“Why can't you let it alone?”

“What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”

“Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.”

“Things have come to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life.”

“God help the Minister that meddles with art.”

“The possession of power does not create a desire for it.”

“It is tiresome to hear education spoken of as if it were some new discovery.”

“Try to be happy in this world and sane, and take the rest for granted.”