Famous Quotes | Away with the cant of...

Away with the cant of “Measures, not men!”Mthe idle supposition that it is the harness and not the horses that draw the chariot along. No, Sir, if the comparison must be made, if the distinction must be taken, men are everything, measures comparatively nothing. - George Canning
Attribution: George Canning (1770–1827), British statesman, prime minister. Speech, December 9, 1802, House of Commons.

Categories: Politics And Politicians, Prime Minister, Statesman

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