Walter Bagehot: “This theory demands that every man of twenty-one years of age (if not every woman too) should have an equal vote in…”

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

If the above reasoning be sound, compulsory constituencies are necessary, voluntary constituencies destructive; the optional transferability of votes is not a salutary aid, but a ruinous innovation.

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

It is absurd to choose by contested party election an impartial chooser of Ministers.