Quotes by Bagehot, Walter

War both needs and generates certain virtues; not the highest, but wha >>

History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have gained a littl >>

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

Quotations about Royalty

I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to d >>

Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of im >>

Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my crown >>

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.

Bagehot, Walter