No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist.
From Walter Bagehot
All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.
Life is a school of probability.
Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.
Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.
We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation.
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.
4 perspectives
3 perspectives
2 perspectives
1 perspectives