William Hazlitt Quotes
The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
Hazlitt, William. Characteristics: In the Manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims. Simpkin and Marshall, 1823.
Austin was negotiating as a person loyal to Mexico for the territory of Texas. He spent much time in Mexico City and even renounced his U. S. citizenship and applied for Mexican citizenship. But his negotiations were always forcefully for Texas which was viewed very differently by the many Mexican political factions. In 1834 he was jailed for sedition caught between diverse Mexican interests and his vision of Texas.
William Hazlitt was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print.
