Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best, though true, is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best?” ~ Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) [Lord Macaulay] 1st Baron Macaulay, British historianSource: "Southey's Colloquies on Society" par. SC.60