Walter Bagehot: “But these nations have come out of the 'pre-economic stage' too soon; they have been put to learn while yet only too apt…”

Carlyle has taught the present generation many lessons, and one of these is that 'God-fearing' armies are the best armies.

Perhaps such powers as these are what a wise man would most seek to exercise and least fear to possess.

Those who doubt should go out into their kitchens.

We have thus a whole group of ancient republics of non-Aryan race, and one which, being more ancient than the classical republics, could not have borrowed from or imitated them.