The chief practical use of history is to deliver us from plausible historical analogies. — James Bryce
No government demands so much from the citizens as democracy and none gives back so much. — James Bryce
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. — 1st Viscount Bryce, James Bryce
Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its existence. — James Bryce
Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. — James Bryce
Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. — James Bryce