Quotes from Thomas Reed

The reason why the race of man moves slowly is because it must move all together.

Let a man proclaim a new principle. Public sentiment will surely be on the other side.

One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted.

They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.

If there's one thing for which I admire you, it's your original discovery of the Ten Commandments.

The only justification of rebellion is success.

One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.

All the wisdom of the world consists of shouting with the majority.

It is a very lonely life that a man leads, who becomes aware of truths before their times.

One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.

To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.