Walter Bagehot: “The early tribe or nation is a religious partnership, on which a rash member by a sudden impiety may bring utter ruin.”

Thirdly, we see why so few nations have made rapid advance, and how many have become stationary.

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

And therefore party is inherent in it, is bone of its bone, and breath of its breath.

They say, We reject your Bill for this once or these twice, or even these thrice: but if you keep on sending it up, at last we won't reject it.