Quotes by Sir James MacKintosh

Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
– Sir James MacKintosh
Men are never so good or so bad as their opinions.
– Sir James MacKintosh
The commons, faithful to their system, remained in a wise and masterly inactivity.
– Sir James MacKintosh
Whatever is popular deserves attention.
– Sir James MacKintosh
It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.
– Sir James MacKintosh