Creative Quotations from Henry St. John Bolingbroke (1678-1751)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Henry St. John Bolingbroke
(1678-1751) born on Sep 16

English "statesman, politician". He was a prominent Tory politician and a major political propagandist in opposition to the Whig Party.

Nations, like men, have their infancy."

"We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities."

Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.

The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.

"Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt."

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"On the Study and Uses of History, Letter 4 (1752)."
R:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
A:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
N:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
K:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."