William Gladstone

"Success in politics requires both principle and pragmatism in equal measure."

"To ignore the voice of the people is to court disaster."

"The health of the nation is reflected in the health of its institutions."

"No great work can be executed without time, patience, and perseverance."

"The true nature of freedom is found in the voluntary acceptance of duty."

"In adversity, the human spirit reveals its greatest strength."

"The mark of true education is the knowledge of one's own ignorance."

"The political sphere demands both principle and the art of the possible."

"Every man is capable of improvement through the cultivation of his faculties."

"The surest way to lose the people's trust is to betray their confidence."

"The character of a nation is reflected in the character of its laws."

"Time is the ultimate arbiter of all human endeavors."

"To serve the public good is the highest calling of a public man."

"The cultivation of virtue is the greatest project of human life."

"In the long run, the moral force of right always prevails over the physical force of wrong."

"The disease of an evil conscience is beyond the practice of all the physicians of all the countries in the world."

"We are bound by the law of our being. We cannot escape from ourselves."

"The virtue of the middle class rests upon self-denial and discipline."

"Politics is a practice, not a profession."

"All the world over, I will back the masses against the classes."

"The measure of a great man is shown by the way he treats little people."

"We have been making a great mistake in regard to Irish representation."

"The first requirement in a statesman is that he be honest."

"Learning is the most delightful of all pursuits."

"Whatever the intensity of your desire, do not abandon the pursuit of knowledge."

"There should be limits to self-interest and the pursuit of wealth."

"The very stones cry out against excessive materialism."

"Books are a mirror of the soul; they reflect what we value."

"A nation's strength lies in the virtue of its people, not in arms."

"The best security against revolution is in rendering justice speedily."