Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to

Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess, which will itself need reforming. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat. – Lydia Maria Child

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the problem of the age. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If it was not absolutely necessary, it was the foolishest thing ever done. – Lord Melbourne

No one is to blame. It is neither their fault nor ours. It is the misfortune of being born when a whole world is dying. – Alexander Herzen

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