Quotes by Adolphe Thiers

"il n'y a qu'un véritable législateur dans les temps modernes, c'est l'expérience."
— Adolphe Thiers
"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."
— Adolphe Thiers
"C'est le goût des génies supérieurs, qui ont besoin d'être compris et obéis, et point suppléés."
— Adolphe Thiers
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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 ...