The three great ends which a statesman

“The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation, are one, Security to possessors; two, facility to acquirers; and three, hope to all.”

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Category: hope
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I wish our clever young poets would

“I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; – poetry = the best words in the best order.”

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Category: poetry
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