“I believe the bicentenary offers us a chance not just to say how profoundly shameful the slave trade was - how we condemn its existence utterly and praise those who fought for its abolition - but also to express our deep sorrow that it could ever have happened and rejoice at the better times we live in today.” BelieveTodayI BelieveChanceExistenceHappenedSorrowOffersPraiseTradeSlaveRejoiceShamefulAbolitionSlave TradeDeep Sorrow Author:Tony Blair
“There can hardly, I believe, be imagined a more desirable pleasure than that of praise unmixed with any possibility of flattery.” BelieveI BelievePleasurePossibilityPraiseDesirableFlattery Book:The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index Source: The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index
“When someone compliments you, listen, but don't believe it. Praise or blame are immaterial. You know what you are.” KnowsBelieveHumilityBuddhismPraiseBlameDon't BelieveComplimentCompliments You Author:Frederick Lenz