Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehotwas a British journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, and literature...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth3 February 1826
simple merit action
The characteristic merit of the English constitutions is, that its dignified parts are very complicated and somewhat imposing, very old and rather venerable, while its efficient part, at least when in great and critical action, is decidedly simple and modern.
pain ideas innovation
One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
men imagination weakness
It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations.
inspirational funny life
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
mean mind virtuous
Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind.
cutting men voting
The caucus is a sort of representative meeting which sits voting and voting till they have cut out all the known men against whom much is to be said, and agreed on some unknown man against whom there is nothing known, and therefore nothing to be alleged.
cutting men voting
The caucus is a sort of representative meeting which sits voting and voting till they have cut out all the known men against whom much is to be said, and agreed on some unknown man against whom there is nothing known, and therefore nothing to be alleged.
stupidity consistency opinion
Stupidity is nature's favorite resource for preserving consistency of opinion.
art light history
The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it leaves all the rest in shadow and unseen.