Quote#Truth
Considering the temptations under which politicians are placed, of…
Quote byHenry Taylor · 1800–1886
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Statesman (1836), Ch. 17. p. 121.
English (original)
Considering the temptations under which politicians are placed, of changing their opinions, or rather their professions of opinion, from motives of self interest, the world will not give them credit for motives of honest conviction, unless when the change shall be to their manifest loss and disadvantage.
— Henry Taylor
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