2007-01-14 10:45:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
actually while Gladstone is credited by some with that quote it was made in that form originally by made by Daniel O'Connell an Irish advocate of catholic emancipation he was elected to parliament but never served as he refused the oath to the queen. That said however the quote with different wording is much older than that.
"What is morally right can never be politically wrong, and what is morally wrong can never be politically right" Thomas Jefferson
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter
just two quotes much older than Gladstone's
2007-01-14 12:24:56 · answer #1 · answered by sooj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal Party statesman and Prime Minister (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886 and 1892–1894). He was a notable political reformer, known for his populist speeches, and was for many years the main political rival of Benjamin Disraeli
He is still regarded as one of the greatest British prime ministers, with Winston Churchill and others citing Gladstone as their inspiration.
2007-01-14 18:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by Kwan Kong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thatcher?
2007-01-14 18:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by KrazyKat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea - but it certainly wasn't Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair.
2007-01-14 18:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I could be wrong but it sounds like Winston Churchill.
2007-01-14 18:49:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋