Walter Bagehot

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A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

Walter Bagehot
parliament , nothing , less
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people: it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.

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poverty , anomaly , rich , very , difficult
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A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself.

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schoolmaster , should , atmosphere
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The best reason why monarchy is a strong government is that it is an intelligible government: the mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.

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best , reason , why , monarchy , strong
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.

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constitutional , statesman , general
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A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.

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family
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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.

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

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history
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One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

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nature
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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.

Walter Bagehot
habit , common , continuous , speech , symptom
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To a great experience one thing is essential - an experiencing nature.

Walter Bagehot
great , experience , thing , essential , experiencing
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The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

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reason , why , few , good , books
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.

Walter Bagehot
poverty , anomaly , rich
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Woman absent is woman dead.

Walter Bagehot
woman , absent
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Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them.

Walter Bagehot
men , make , advances