Marchamont Nedham Quotes

“His argument was disarmingly simple: the people of England should obey those in authority whoever they were, for the sake of peace and order.”
― Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

“It was not to be a blunt instrument of instruction, but something subtler. Humour and satire were to be its methos. 'It must be written in a jocular way,' he explained; to sway the opinions of the 'multitude' required not disputation, but amusement and 'phantasie' that would delight and charm.”
― Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

“Even his enemies conceded he was tremendous company, and those who became fond of him liked him though they knew him to be unreliable and unpredictable... He was no the first nor the last person to develop an enduring friendship with those who ought to have despised him, in large part because he made them laugh.”
― Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown