The plain, palpable conclusion which every one around him believes, has an influence yet greater and more subtle; that conclusion seems so solid and unmistakable; his own good arguments get daily more and more like a dream.
Bagehot discusses how strong collective beliefs can overshadow personal reasoning.
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Thirdly, we see why so few nations have made rapid advance, and how many have become stationary.
And therefore party is inherent in it, is bone of its bone, and breath of its breath.
No doubt this momentary gain is bought at a ruinous after-cost.
And, to the effectual maintenance of such a separation, the exclusion of the President's Ministers from the legislature is essential.
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