Famous quotes containing the words general, population and/or prefer:
“Towards him they bend
With awful reverence prone; and as a God
Extoll him equal to the highest in Heavn:
Nor faild they to express how much they praisd,
That for the general safety he despisd
His own: for neither do the Spirits damnd
Loose all thir vertue; lest bad men should boast
Thir specious deeds on earth, which glory excites,
Or close ambition varnisht oer with zeal.”
—John Milton (16081674)
“The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force.”
—Adolf Hitler (18891945)
“I long to hear how my dear, dear, beloved Mr. Crisp does. My papa always mentions him by the name of my FlameIndeed he is not mistakenhimself is the only man on earth I prefer to him.”
—Frances Burney (17521840)
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