John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3050 Andrew Flether 1655-1716 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3050 |
| AUTHOR: | Andrew Fletcher (1655–1716) |
| QUOTATION: | I knew a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter to the Marquis of Montrose, the Earl of Rothes, etc. |