Persons Generally

Famous quotes containing the words persons and/or generally:

“I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

“The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it [the territory] is worth. Empires which branch out widely are often more flourishing for a little timely pruning.”
—Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)