John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6371 Benjamin
| NUMBER: | 6371 |
| AUTHOR: | Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli (1804–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | I repeat … that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Vivian Grey, Book vi. Chap. vii. |
| Note 1. See Webster, page 532. Also Theodore Parker, page 694 and Lincoln, page 661. [back] |