We must judge the present not by the standards of the past, ... - Catharine Macaulay

"We must judge the present not by the standards of the past, but by the demands of truth."

Catharine Macaulay Truth

Historian Political Writer English 1731–1791

More from Catharine Macaulay

"The tyranny of custom is a powerful thing, and we must be vigilant against it."

"History is a record of the follies and wisdom of mankind."

"Women are not naturally inferior to men; they are made so by a vicious education."

"Truth is the foundation of all virtue."

"Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do!"

"You must always be honest with the people you love."

"Truth always comes out in the end."

"Honesty is always the best policy."