A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.

The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards

In my youth I hoped to do great things; now I shall be satisfied to get through without scandal.

The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights - the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others.

A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.

The most essential mental quality for a free people, whose liberty is to be progressive, permanent and on a large scale, is much stupidity.

An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own.