Quotes by Bagehot, Walter

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle. >>

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the prid >>

The most intellectual of men are moved quite as much by the circumstan >>

Quotations about Despotism

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism -- >>

The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His >>

Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, alway >>

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism -- despotism during the campaign -- is indispensable.

Bagehot, Walter