Walter Bagehot: “He is not elected directly by the people; he is elected by the representatives of the people.”

Savages waste away before modern civilisation; they seem to have held their ground before the ancient.

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

The whole history of civilisation, is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

But as soon as the House met, Lord Thurlow became the greatest.