“He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others:So they will try to reduce all others to their own level.””
Quotes by Charles James Fox
“It is intolerable that it should be in the power of one blockhead to do so much mischief.””
“Action, not principle is the object of law and legislation; with a person's principles no government has any right to interfere.””
Memorials & Correspondence of Charles James Fox
“If you silence remonstrance and stifle complaint, you then leave no other alternative but force and violence.””
The Speeches of the Right Honourable Charles James Fox, in the House of Commons ...
Charles James Fox
Charles James Fox was an influential English Whig politician and statesman whose career in the House of Commons spanned nearly four decades during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born into a p...