Walter Bagehot: “The courage which strengthens an enemy and which so loses, not only the present battle, but many after battles, is a…”

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

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

They are solely concerned with his attractiveness as a candidate; they need not regard his efficiency as a ruler.

Perhaps such powers as these are what a wise man would most seek to exercise and least fear to possess.