Quote by: William Lamb Melbourne

It is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Lamb Melbourne
  • DescriptionBritish Whig statesman
  • AliasesLord Melbourne
  • BornMarch 15, 1779
  • DiedNovember 24, 1848
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society