Charles Bowen Quotes
We must asks ourselves what the man on the Clapham omnibus would think.
The “man on the Clapham omnibus” signifies the ordinary person. Clapham is rides on the bus route in South London.
Lord Bowen, 1834-1894, Charles Bowen, English judge, Attributed
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This appears to be the first English use of the “man in the street” expression that Ralph Waldo Emerson made more famous in his 1866 phrase: “The man in the street does not know a star in the sky.” Politicians have been using it ever since.
In 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt took the lead in a legislative attempt to produce railroad rate reform. He took on leaders of his own party who attempted to defeat and then "water down" the bill. In the middle of the fight he changed his position, abandoned his allies and accepted weakening amendments in what became known as "Roosevelt's Surrender." One of the senators who had supported the President on the stronger legislation complained:
Majority public opinion does not always prevail in a modern democracy as there are Constitutional limits on the prerogatives of the majority. Also leadership has played a strong role in America’s development where strong leaders have been able to do the right thing despite contrary public opinion.
She was unhurt when an assassin’s bullets did not hit her. There was an outpouring of affection, love, and thanks immediately after the assassination attempt.
Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen, PC, FRS was an English judge.
