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Bernard Barton
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Bernard Barton (31 January 1784 – 19 February 1849) was known as the Quaker poet. His main works included The Convict's Appeal (1818), in which he protested against the death penalty and the severity of the criminal code.
Quotes
No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man.
Reported in M. M. Ballou (ed.) Treasury of Thought, 7th ed. (1881), p. 347
Obstinacy and vehemency in opinion are the surest proofs of stupidity.
Reported in M. M. Ballou (ed.) Treasury of Thought, 7th ed. (1881), p. 368
See also
E. V. Lucas
External links
Category:1784 births
Category:1849 deaths
Category:Non-fiction authors from England
Category:Quakers