Top 9 Reformers Quotes - Quoted Daily

Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor.

Hands, Reformers, Oppressors

Derrick Bell (2010). “Ethical Ambition”, p.60, A&C Black

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves.

World, Reformers

"The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations". Book by Evan Esar, p. 178, 1949.

A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat.

Reform, Defeat, Reformers

The taxing power is especially something after which the reformer's finger always itches.

Fingers, Reformers

William Graham Sumner (1903). “What Social Classes Owe to Each Other”, p.100, Ludwig von Mises Institute

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

Knows, Reformers

It is one of the ironies of history that reformers so often misjudge the consequences of their reforms.

Reform, Irony, Reformers

Dr. John W. Gardner (2015). “Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?”, p.13, Pickle Partners Publishing

The Reformer is always right about what's wrong. However, he's often wrong about what is right.

Reformers

It is the first care of a reformer to prevent any future reformation.

Firsts, Care, Reformers

Edward Gibbon (1860). “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, p.351

I'm not any kind of social reformer.

Kind, Social, Reformers

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