Quote#Wisdom
But Titus said, with his uncommon sense
Quote byJames Bramston · 1694–1744
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Art of Politics (1729). Colonel Titus is reported to have said, "I hope we shall not be wise as the frogs to whom Jupiter gave a stork for their king. To trust expedients with such a king on the throne would be just as wise as if there were a lion in the lobby, and we should vote to let him in and c.
English (original)
But Titus said, with his uncommon sense, When the Exclusion Bill was in suspense: "I hear a lion in the lobby roar; Say, Mr. Speaker, shall we shut the door And keep him there, or shall we let him in To try if we can turn him out again?"
— James Bramston
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