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Popular Literature

By Thomas Babington Macaulay

When literary critics decide that a book is not worthy of their notice they expect the public to follow their lead, but ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ was different.

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Picture: By Pietro Bellotti (1625-1700), via the Dallas Museum of Art and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted July 12 2022

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The Glory of Athens

By Thomas Babington Macaulay

Classical Greece has been an inspiration to every generation because she stands for the triumph of liberty and reason over prejudice and power.

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Picture: By William Blake Richmond (1842-1921), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted August 18 2021

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The Liberty of Athens

By Thomas Babington Macaulay

The supreme arts and literature of ancient Athens all sprang from the State’s refusal to interfere in the life of the citizen.

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Picture: Photo by George E. Koronais, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted August 18 2021

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The Blaze of Truth and Liberty

By Thomas Babington Macaulay

Macaulay recalled an Italian fable about a fairy doomed every now and then to take the form of a snake, and drew from her a lesson about Liberty.

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Picture: © Colin Haywood-Gray, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

Posted February 6 2021

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Roses and Poor-Rates

By Thomas Babington Macaulay

When Robert Southey called for a fairer and greener economy, Thomas Macaulay warned that only politicians and bureaucrats would thank him.

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Picture: © Jonathan Billinger, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

Posted July 20 2020

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The Good Reign of Bad King John

By Thomas Babington Macaulay

Lord Macaulay believed that the disastrous reign of King John brought the country together.

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Picture: From the British Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted July 20 2019

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