Walter Bagehot: “The Premier should not be appointed for a fixed time, but during good behaviour or the pleasure of Parliament.”

And again, in political matters, how quickly a leading statesman can change the tone of the community!

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.

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

The moderate people of every party must combine to support the Government which, on the whole, suits every party best.