A vigorous moderateness in mind and body is the rule of a polity which works by discussion; and, upon the whole, it is the kind of temper most suited to the active life of such a being as man in such a world as the present one.
Bagehot advocates for a balanced mindset as essential for effective political discourse and action in society.
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They have given what I may call a CONFIDENCE IN THE UNIVERSE.
One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
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.
Nothing promotes intellect like intellectual discussion, and nothing promotes intellectual discussion so much as government by discussion.
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