Thomas Babington Macaulay

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    Persecution produced its natural effect on them. It found them a sect; it made them a faction.
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)

    Beyond this island bound
    By a thin sea of flesh
    And a bone coast ...
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    A church is disaffected when it is persecuted, quiet when it is tolerated, and actively loyal when it is favoured and cherished.
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)

    The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.
    —Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)