On the record
But it is natural also that persons used to analyse political institutions should look at these anomalies with a little tenderness and a little interest.
Said by
Walter Bagehot
Source
gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But it is natural also that persons used to analyse political institutions should look at these anomalies with a little…”
Editor's note · Context
Bagehot acknowledges that political analysts may view anomalies with a sense of curiosity rather than disdain.
Share
More from Walter Bagehot
It is natural that those who by special and admirable culture have come to look at all things upon the artistic side, should start back from these queer peculiarities.
Political philosophy is still more imperfect; it has been framed from observations taken upon regular specimens of politics and States; as to these its teaching is most valuable.
The casual line was traced according to the strength of deceased combatants; succeeding generations fought elsewhere; and the hesitating line of a half-drawn battle was left to stand for a perpetual limit.
These anomalies, in a hundred instances, mark the old boundaries of a constitutional struggle.
Other voices in this conversation
