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I confess that I am in favour, if we can, of sticking to the old…
Quote byJohn Morley · 1838–1923
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech in Newcastle (22 April 1889), quoted in The Times (23 April 1889), p. 8.
English (original)
I confess that I am in favour, if we can, of sticking to the old system by which you yourselves shall use your own judgment and your own energy in order to cultivate the virtue of thrift, and in order to see that thrift is rewarded... I cannot conceive a more important virtue to cultivate than this of thrift.
— John Morley
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