Quotes of James Harrington - somelinesforyou

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ I confess that the magistrate upon his bench is that to the law which a gunner upon his platform is to his cannon. ”

- James Harrington

“ The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men. ”

- James Harrington

“ A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform, which they know is but earth or stone; nor of a cannon, which, without a hand to give fire to it, is but cold iron; therefore a whole army is afraid of one man. ”

- James Harrington

“ I confess that the magistrate upon his bench is that to the law which a gunner upon his platform is to his cannon. ”

- James Harrington

“ And government is an art whereby some man, or some few men, subject a city or a nation, and rule it according to his or their private interest; which, because the laws in such cases are made according to the interest of a man, or of some few families, may be said to be the empire of men, and not of laws. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ And government is an art whereby some man, or some few men, subject a city or a nation, and rule it according to his or their private interest; which, because the laws in such cases are made according to the interest of a man, or of some few families, may be said to be the empire of men, and not of laws. ”

- James Harrington

“ I confess that the magistrate upon his bench is that to the law which a gunner upon his platform is to his cannon. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform, which they know is but earth or stone; nor of a cannon, which, without a hand to give fire to it, is but cold iron; therefore a whole army is afraid of one man. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ I confess that the magistrate upon his bench is that to the law which a gunner upon his platform is to his cannon. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ Fairness for Good Drivers is bringing the campaign for fairness and choice in auto insurance rates to consumers across Massachusetts with these television and radio ads. We hear from people everyday that they are tired of paying too much for auto insurance… ”

- James Harrington

“ I confess that the magistrate upon his bench is that to the law which a gunner upon his platform is to his cannon. ”

- James Harrington

“ A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform, which they know is but earth or stone; nor of a cannon, which, without a hand to give fire to it, is but cold iron; therefore a whole army is afraid of one man. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington

“ No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ”

- James Harrington
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