Famous quotes containing the words widely and/or accepted:
“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)
“The book has never been written which is to be accepted without any allowance.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)