Quotes by Adolphe Thiers

"il n'y a qu'un véritable législateur dans les temps modernes, c'est l'expérience."
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"In general, the country is wise, but the political parties are not. It is these, and only these, that we have to fear. It is only these which we have to guard against."
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"C'est le goût des génies supérieurs, qui ont besoin d'être compris et obéis, et point suppléés."
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Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (/tiˈɛər/ tee-AIR; French: [maʁi ʒozɛf lwi adɔlf tjɛʁ]; 15 April 1797 – 3 September 1877) was a French statesman and historian who served as President of France from ...