It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it.

About Thomas Babington Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (; 25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a British historian, poet and Whig politician who served as the Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841, and as the Paymaster General between 1846 and 1848. He is best known for his The History...