Maxioms by Walter Bagehot
We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
Business is really more agreeable than pleasure: it interests the whole mind ... but it does not look as if read more
Business is really more agreeable than pleasure: it interests the whole mind ... but it does not look as if it did.
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.
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of read more
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.
A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.
