Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle Quotes

Of all the lessons history teaches, this one is the plainest: the person who tries to achieve ends through force is always unscrupulous and is always cruel. We should remember this in an age where morality seems to be disappearing and is being replaced by politics.

Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle

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  Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle
  • Trying
  • Remember
  • Age