Be thorough in all you do; and remember that although ignorance often may be innocent, pretension is always despicable.
William E. GladstoneFor works of the mind really great there is no old age, no decrepitude. It is inconceivable that a time should come when Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, should not ring in the ears of civilized man.
William E. GladstoneThe American Revolution was a vindication of liberties inherited and possessed. It was a conservative revolution.
William E. Gladstone