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May 9, 2025

No man is fit to govern great societies who hesitates about disobliging the few who have access to him for the sake of the many he will never see.

Lord Macaulay, (1800-1859), English Whig politician, historian, poet, History of England, vol. 1 (1849), Jay p.218

In place of a question, here’s your assignment: rewrite that sentence in clear English, so that even a Grade 8 student can understand it.

A remarkable thought. Access can be a terrible thing when enjoyed by the wrong people or for the wrong reason.


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