Walter Bagehot: “In modern days, in civilised days, men's choice determines nearly all they do.”

But all men heed great results, and a change of Government is a great result.

Nothing promotes intellect like intellectual discussion, and nothing promotes intellectual discussion so much as government by discussion.

That a House of Commons may work well it must perform, as we saw, five functions well: it must elect a Ministry well, legislate well, teach the nation well, express the nation's will well, bring matters to the nation's attention well.

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