'It is impossible to collect the suffrages of all parties; the nature and education and various and clashing interests of men deny it. He who attempts to be a universal favourite will forfeit the respect of all.'



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'I do not advise him to purchase the silence or the support of brawlers; or to pension those diurnal vassals of the press who subsist by their petulance and scandal."




(Img of George Ensor: British Museum collection)

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I've been reading the section 'Conduct in a Ministerial Capacity' from George Ensor's 1806 book 'The Independent Man.'

There's some great (and maybe still relevant?) observations, so I'm going to tweet them under the hashtag

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