Walter Bagehot: “The moderate people of every party must combine to support the Government which, on the whole, suits every party best.”

The power of free interchange of ideas being wanting, the ideas themselves were barren.

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

The Parliament, the laws, the press were human institutions; but the Monarchy was a Divine institution.

I do not think I put this too high when I say that a most important if not the most important object of early legislation was the enforcement of LUCKY rites.