Walter Bagehot: “And lastly, we now understand why order and civilisation are so unstable even in progressive communities.”

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

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.

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

Thirdly, we see why so few nations have made rapid advance, and how many have become stationary.