Maxioms by Walter Bagehot
A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.
A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself.
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself.
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.
An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.
An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.
A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.
A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.
