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.
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 inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.
An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.
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.
We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
