Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no. (George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax)

Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

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