John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9646 Henri Fr&eauted&eauteri Amiel 1821-1881 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9646 |
| AUTHOR: | Henri Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | If ignorance and passion are the foes of popular morality, it must be confessed that moral indifference is the malady of the cultivated classes. The modern separation of enlightenment and virtue, of thought and conscience, of the intellectual aristocracy from the honest and common crowd is the greatest danger that can threaten liberty. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Journal. |