Charles Dickens Quotes
A man ain't got not right to be a public man, unless he meets the public views.
Charles Dickens, 1812-1890, English Writer, Martin Chuzzlewit
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Then running for reelection as a state legislator.
Originally it was published in Boston under the name “A Columbian Patriot.” The “principles to which she referred were the principles set out in our Constitution of 1787.
Some Senators stated that in good conscience they could not vote to curtail freedom of speech or expression. See Edmund Burke {194922} for one of the great statements on the legislator’s obligation.
At the time few believed he would not slow down or kill all civil rights legislation as he had done throughout his career. But this is one example of a politician telling the truth on the campaign trail with few believing him. He certainly vindicated his early civil rights record once he became president.
Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
