A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
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Quotes by Walter Bagehot
44 quotes by Walter Bagehot
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
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A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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A man's mother is his misfortune, but his wife is his fault.
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A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.
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A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.
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A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a perpetual minute enjoyment.
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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.
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An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it...
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Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
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It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.
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