A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
~ Walter Bagehot
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
~ Walter Bagehot
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The reason why so few good books are written is, that so few people who can write know anything.
~ Walter Bagehot
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The most melancholy of human reflections, perhaps, is that, on the whole, it is a question whether the, benevolence of mankind does most good or harm.
~ Walter Bagehot
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The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights—the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn.
~ Walter Bagehot
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An inability to stay quiet, an irritable desire to act directly, is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.
~ Walter Bagehot
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