Quotes by Lord Melbourne

“The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.”

“Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life.”

“Solitude and retirement cherish grief, employment and exertion are the only means of dissipating it.”

“While I cannot be regarded as a pillar I must be regarded as a buttress of the church because I support it from outside.”

“While I cannot be regarded as a pillar I must be regarded as a buttress of the church because I support it from outside.”