Friday 28 October 2011

Tom Lefroy Quote of the Week - Week 12

This quote jumped out at me this week. It is taken from page 243 of the memoir (part 6)- a letter written on 22nd February 1848.
The newspapers are full of stories of horrific crimes and it does make me feel very sick to think of the evil capabilities of some people.
I think Tom Lefroy was very accurate in this statement - "despair is no remedy", we should all be striving to do our duty to make this world a better place to live in and also for the sake of future generations. I fear that it is a sense of duty that has been lost.

"I confess I scarcely feel adequate to address you, for the heart sickens and the spirit flags at the contemplation of the apparently hopeless state of things which is presented to us by the amount of crime that it records, and the sadly demoralised state of your county which it exhibits.
But gentlemen, despair is no remedy for these evils; the only means by which they can be prevented is by every man in society doing his duty, and by a firm administration of justice. Emphatically, I say, gentlemen, that the state of your county demands that every man shall be found doing his duty, for that is the only way by which you can expect to remedy the evils which now press upon you."


I dont want this to appear as a negative quote, quite the opposite, I think it should be seen as some encouragement to work against some of the negative forces which exist.
I hope you all have a happy day.

Pic: Judges gavel

8 comments:

Linda Fern said...

Ooooh, this is such an excellent quote. I can heartily agree with Tom. My only question is this: where did you find it? I would so love to study the complete context!! Thanks so much Rachel. It seems that there is so much to explore in Tom and Jane! I am all anticipation!

Yrs aff'ly,
Linda the Librarian

jakeline said...

How true! I wish there was more one could do but to just go "that's too bad..." which is basically what I do...

On a totally different note... I have made a new wallpaper! I did email the terrific admins of this awesome blog, but I don't know if they've seen it, so I'm sending you to my blog instead: http://jakelinesobsessiveside.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-bj-wallpaper.html

XOXO Maria in Sweden, a very busy mother of two! :)

Icha said...

Thank you very much for the quote, dear Rachel! What an awesome quote!

by every man in society doing his duty, and by a firm administration of justice. Emphatically, I say, gentlemen, that the state of your county demands that every man shall be found doing his duty, for that is the only way by which you can expect to remedy the evils which now press upon you.

He was quite a wise judge eh?

Rachel said...

Linda, how silly I am not to write where I found it! I think it was part 6 of the memoirs but I will check when I am home from work and add the actual detail. Sorry about that.
Maria, again SO SORRY, I think your wallpaper email may have slipped through the net. Between Icha and myself we will make sure it is on the blog soon. Thanks so much for your constant support and offerings. We really appreciate it. x

Rachel said...

Linda, its taken from page 243 of the memoir (part 6).

Linda Fern said...

Got it! Thanks, Rachel.

Yrs aff'ly,
Linda the Librarian

Game Apps said...

My wife loves all of the Jane movies. I have enjoyed reading your blog as well as the movies. It is amazing how many of the movies aren't true to the original books. I guess that why I like your blog. Call me a purist ..lol ...thanks again!

Icha said...

Maria dear, I'm so sorry that I have to report that I didn't receive the email! How weird!

I will post the wallpaper right now!

thanks dearest!