About Thomas Babington Macaulay:
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, was a British historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his books on British history have been hailed as literary masterpieces.
The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature.
Thomas Babington MacaulayThe measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
Thomas Babington MacaulayThe gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm.
Thomas Babington MacaulayI would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
Thomas Babington Macaulay