Twenty years hence, when men inquire as to the then fading memory of Palmerston, we shall be able to point to no great truth which he taught, no great distinct policy which he embodied, no noble words which once fascinated his age, and which, in after years, men would not willingly let die.
Bagehot reflects on the lack of significant contributions from Palmerston to political thought.
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All savage religions are full of superstitions founded on luck.
We have thus a whole group of ancient republics of non-Aryan race, and one which, being more ancient than the classical republics, could not have borrowed from or imitated them.
They have given what I may call a CONFIDENCE IN THE UNIVERSE.
The Parliament, the laws, the press were human institutions; but the Monarchy was a Divine institution.
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