Modern Political Thought

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    “The American Constitution, one of the few modern political documents drawn up by men who were forced by the sternest circumstances to think out what they really had to face instead of chopping logic in a university classroom.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    “This strange disease of modern life,
    With its sick hurry, its divided aims.”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    “Most of the money given by rich people in “charity” is made up of conscience money, “ransom,” political bribery, and bids for titles.... One buys moral credit by signing a cheque, which is easier than turning a prayer wheel.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    “We thought her dying when she slept,
    And sleeping when she died.”
    —Thomas Hood (1799–1845)