Walter Bagehot: “New forces will impinge upon us; new wind, new rain, and the light of another sun; and we must alter to meet them.”

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.

The United States could not have become monarchical, even if the Constitutional Convention had decreed it, even if the component States had ratified it.

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

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