“The slaves of power mind the cause they have to serve, because their own interest is concerned; but the friends of liberty always sacrifice their cause, which is only the cause of humanity, to their own spleen, vanity, and self-opinion.” MindSelfHumanityCausesInterestLibertyOpinionSacrificeConcernedSlaveVanitySpleenSelf Opinion Book:The Collected Works of William Hazlitt: Fugitive writings Source: The Collected Works of William Hazlitt: Fugitive writings
“My character, Rick Spleen, is a what-if version of me, really, where nothing did quite turn out right and everything else is still around the corner.” IfsStillsCharacterTurnsCornersVersionsWhat IfAround The CornerSpleen Author:Jack Dee