Indeed, the dangers arising from a party spirit in Parliament exceeding that of the nation, and of a selfishness in Parliament contradicting the true interest of the nation, are not great dangers in a country where the mind of the nation is steadily political, and where its control over its representatives is constant.
He warns about the dangers of party spirit in Parliament and its disconnect from national interests.
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They are solely concerned with his attractiveness as a candidate; they need not regard his efficiency as a ruler.
There is no ELASTIC element, everything is rigid, specified, dated.
That a House of Commons may work well it must perform, as we saw, five functions well: it must elect a Ministry well, legislate well, teach the nation well, express the nation's will well, bring matters to the nation's attention well.
No doubt this momentary gain is bought at a ruinous after-cost.
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