Walter Bagehot: “The power of free interchange of ideas being wanting, the ideas themselves were barren.”

Carlyle has taught the present generation many lessons, and one of these is that 'God-fearing' armies are the best armies.

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

The whole history of civilisation, is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

But the Jewish advantage never did so; beginning in religion, contrary to a thousand analogies, it remained religious.