Who said “We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits…”?

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Thomas B. Macaulay. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source'Moore's Life of Lord Byron', The Edinburgh Review (June 1830)

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“We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality.”
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Macaulay, T. B. (n.d.). We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29199-we-know-no-spectacle-so-ridiculous-as-the/

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Macaulay, Thomas B. “We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29199-we-know-no-spectacle-so-ridiculous-as-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Macaulay, Thomas B. “We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29199-we-know-no-spectacle-so-ridiculous-as-the/.