Quotes by Reformers I'm not any kind of social reformer. Charles Kuralt reformers kind social Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor. Derrick Bell reformers oppressors hands It is the first care of a reformer to prevent any future reformation. Edward Gibbon reformers care firsts The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves. George Bernard Shaw reformers world The Reformer is always right about what's wrong. However, he's often wrong about what is right. Gilbert K. Chesterton reformers It is one of the ironies of history that reformers so often misjudge the consequences of their reforms. John W. Gardner reformers irony reform A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo. Jose Bergamin reformers knows A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat. Lydia M. Child reformers defeat reform The taxing power is especially something after which the reformer's finger always itches. William Graham Sumner reformers fingers