Quote by: Thomas Babington Macaulay

None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth, affords, as far as we can perceive, much security for his being wiser than any of his neighbours.


Author Bio


  • NameThomas Babington Macaulay
  • DescriptionBritish historian and Whig politician
  • BornOctober 25, 1800
  • DiedDecember 28, 1859
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionHistorian; Politician; Poet
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science; Fellow Of The Royal Society