Thomas Babington Macaulay - And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wises...

Thomas Babington Macaulay Zitate

And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best, though true, is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best?

Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Zu sagen, dass die Gesellschaft von der Meinung des Weissten und Besten geleitet werden sollte, obwohl sie wahr ist, ist nutzlos. Wessen Meinung ist zu entscheiden, wer die weisesten und besten sind?

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