Trade, for example, is obviously a force which has done much to bring men of different customs and different beliefs into close contiguity, and has thus aided to change the customs and the beliefs of them all.
Bagehot emphasizes the transformative power of trade in bridging cultural divides.
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The Parliament, the laws, the press were human institutions; but the Monarchy was a Divine institution.
Those who doubt should go out into their kitchens.
One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
But as soon as the House met, Lord Thurlow became the greatest.
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