Junius

Who is Junius?

Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the Public Advertiser, from 21 January 1769 to 21 January 1772. The signature had been already used, apparently by him, in a letter of 21 November 1768. These and numerous other personal letters were not included in his Letters of Junius collection, published in 1772.

Famous Quotes:

• One precedent creates another and they soon accumulate and constitute law. What yesterday was a fact, today is doctrine.
• How much easier is it to be generous than just.
• The lives of the best of us are spent in choosing between evils.
• The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.
• The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman.
• There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.
• The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public.
• When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith.
• Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion.
• It is the eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that, where one members suffers, all the members suffer with it.