A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
Walter BagehotConquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world.
Walter BagehotNot only does a bureaucracy tend to under-government in point of quality; it tends to over-government in point of quantity.
Walter BagehotIn my youth I hoped to do great things; now I shall be satisfied to get through without scandal.
Walter BagehotThe maxim of science is simply that of common sense-simple cases first; begin with seeing how the main force acts when there is as little as possible to impede it, and when you thoroughly comprehend that, add to it in succession the separate effects of each of the incumbering and interfering agencies.
Walter Bagehot