Let a man proclaim a new principle. Public sentiment will surely be on the other side.
—Thomas Brackett Reed
Topics: Public
Most new things are not good, and die an early death; but those which push themselves forward and by slow degrees force themselves on the attention of mankind are the unconscious productions of human wisdom, and must have honest consideration, and must not be made the subject of unreasoning prejudice.
—Thomas Brackett Reed
Topics: Innovation
They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.
—Thomas Brackett Reed
Topics: Fools, Foolishness
To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.
—Thomas Brackett Reed
Topics: Justice
We ought to use the best means we can to be well informed of our duty.
—Thomas Brackett Reed
Topics: Duty
The reason why the race of man moves slowly is because it must move all together.
—Thomas Brackett Reed
Topics: Progress
If human progress had been merely a matter of leadership we should be in Utopia today.
—Thomas Brackett Reed
Topics: Progress
Representative William McK. Springer, remarks in the House, quoting Henry Clay: As for me, I would rather be right than be President. Reed: Well, the gentleman will never be either.
—Thomas Brackett Reed
Copernicus … did not publish his book [on the nature of the solar system] until he was on his deathbed. He knew how dangerous it is to be right when the rest of the world is wrong.
—Thomas Brackett Reed
Topics: Right
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