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Charles Whibley
9 quotes
“The poet of England, he gave to the love of country, to patriotism as nowadays we call it, a voice which never shall be stilled. His histories are, and will ever be, the epic of our race.”
Charles Whibley (1859–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is in Henry V. that Shakespeare fashioned for us the true epic of England. The dramatic form sits very loosely upon it. It is epic in shape as in spirit. Splendid in eloquence, swift in narrative, it is a pæan sung in our country's praise. Its noble lines sound in our ears like a trumpet-call, and it has lost not a jot of its force and energy by the passage of three hundred years.”
Charles Whibley (1859–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For Shakespeare, as I have said, was above and before all things a lover of England. With how bitter a contempt would he have lashed those friends of every country but their own, who nowadays unpack what they have of souls to strangers, and believe that flat treason is a mark of superiority! And Shakespeare, being a patriot, was a Tory also. He loved not those who disturbed the peace of England. He believed firmly in the established order, and in the great traditions of his native land. He was a firm supporter of Church and State.”
Charles Whibley (1859–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Again Shakespeare proves himself a gentleman in his moderation. He does not insist. He harbours no inapposite desire to make us better. Some of his critics have been saddened by the thought that his plays solve no moral problems and preach no obvious sermons—that, in fact, he is content to be a mere master of the revels, a purveyor of joy and pleasure. His refusal to preach is but another title of honour.”
Charles Whibley (1859–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How far is patriotism necessary to the equipment of a statesman? Now patriotism, out of fashion though it be to-day, should be the first and plainest of the virtues. It is but an extension of the feeling for family, which is the foundation of all society. A man who insults his father and despises his mother is a bad son. He is a bad citizen, who despises and insults his country. And a bad citizen, though he has every right to exist, is not likely to prove the wisest ruler.”
Charles Whibley (1859–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Genius transcends the common rules of life and blood.”
Charles Whibley (1859–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Like most Radicals, he [Richard Cobden] lived in a fool's paradise where facts are of no account, and where, if principles prove fallacious, it is not the fault of the optimist who frames them, but of some vile conspirator against the common good.”
Charles Whibley (1859–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The political game, as it is played in England, bears this resemblance to the game of fives, that you must get your adversary out before you may begin to score yourself.”
Charles Whibley (1859–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Genius transcends the boundaries and frontiers of race, and makes its happy possessor an understanding citizen in whatever state he inhabits.”
Charles Whibley (1859–1930) said by 1930 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source