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“The caucus is a sort of representative meeting which sits voting and voting till they have cut out all the known men against whom much is to be said, and agreed on some unknown man against whom there is nothing known, and therefore nothing to be alleged.”

Book:The English Constitution: And Other Political Essays

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The English Constitution: And Other Political Essays

This book is a compilation of essays that delve into the intricacies of the English constitution, exploring its historical development and its influence on political systems. The essays provide insights into the structure and functioning of the English political framework, offering a critical analysis of its evolution and significance. more

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Walter Bagehot

Walter Bagehot was an English journalist and social philosopher, best known for his editorial role at The Economist. His writings on economics, finance, and political institutions have had a profound impact on the field. more

“All the inducements of early society tend to foster immediate action; all its penalties fall on the man who pauses; the traditional wisdom of those times was never weary of inculcating that "delays are dangerous," and that the sluggish man the man "who roasteth not that which he took in hunting" will not prosper on the earth, and indeed will very soon perish out of it. And in consequence an inability to stay quiet, an irritable desire to act directly, is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.”

Source: Physics and Politics: Or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of

“I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.”

Ifs Believe Purpose Waiting Pay Attention Path Teacher Risk Doors Willing Lessons Miracle Instinct Accidents Pay Attention Knocking Stay Positive

Author:Marla Gibbs

“Most men of business think "Anyhow this system will probably last my time. It has gone on a long time, and is likely to go on still.”

Thinking Men Long Stills Lasts Gone Goes On Long Time My Time

Book:Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market

Source: Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market

“The less money lying idle the greater is the dividend.”

Lying Greater Idle Dividends

Book:Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market

Source: Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market

“A highly developed moral nature joined to an undeveloped intellectual nature, an undeveloped artistic nature, and a very limited religious nature, is of necessity repulsive. It represents a bit of human nature a good bit, of course, but a bit only in disproportionate, unnatural and revolting prominence.”

Humans Courses Bits Religious Moral Human Nature Intellectual Artistic Unnatural Prominence

Book:Edward Gibbon (1856) Bishop Butler (1854) Sterne and Thackeray (1864) The Waverley novels (1858) Charles Dickens (1858) Thomas Babington Macaulay (1856) Béranger (1857) Mr. Clough's poems (1862) Henry Crabb Robinson (1869) Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Browni

Source: Edward Gibbon (1856) Bishop Butler (1854) Sterne and Thackeray (1864) The Waverley novels (1858) Charles Dickens (1858) Thomas Babington Macaulay (1856) Béranger (1857) Mr. Clough's poems (1862) Henry Crabb Robinson (1869) Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Browni

“The characteristic danger of great nations, like the Romans or the English which have a long history of continuous creation, is that they may at last fail from not comprehending the great institutions which they have created”

May Long Lasts Nations Failing Danger Creation Institutions Characteristics Great Nations Comprehending

Book:The Works and Life of Walter Bagehot

Source: The Works and Life of Walter Bagehot

“The world had seen so many Ages: the Age of Enlightenment; of Reformation; of Reason. Now, at last, the Age of Desire. And after this, an end to Ages; an end, perhaps, to everything.”

World Ends Reason Age Lasts Desire Enlightenment Apocalypse Reformation Age Of Enlightenment

Book:The Inhuman Condition

Source: The Inhuman Condition

“If we have nothing to do but service our own pleasure - because society has taught us that's all we're worth and we're exiled from positions of authority from which we could actually shape society - then we just become hedonists. Eventually, despite how great it may look on Saturday night, come Monday morning there's just purposelessness.”