Walter Bagehot: “And when the taxes do not yield as they were expected to yield, who is responsible?”

The nation then selected the English policy, but the Crown chose the English Ministers.

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

They say, We reject your Bill for this once or these twice, or even these thrice: but if you keep on sending it up, at last we won't reject it.

Perhaps such powers as these are what a wise man would most seek to exercise and least fear to possess.