Present Case

Famous quotes containing the words present and/or case:

“As to the permanent interest of individuals in the aggregated interests of the community, and in the proverbial maxim, that honesty is the best policy, present temptation is often found to be an overmatch for those considerations.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)

“I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.”
—Herodotus (c. 484–424 B.C.)