Walter Bagehot: “A single run of luck has made the fortune of many a charm and many idols.”

No doubt this momentary gain is bought at a ruinous after-cost.

He had seen that LEISURE is the great need of early societies, and slaves only can give men leisure.

And again, in political matters, how quickly a leading statesman can change the tone of the community!

And, to the effectual maintenance of such a separation, the exclusion of the President's Ministers from the legislature is essential.