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British political Analyst, Economist and Editor, one of the most influential journalists of the mid-Victorian period.1826-1877
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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“War both needs and generates certain virtues; not the highest, but what may be called the preliminary virtues, as valor, veracity, the spirit of obedience, the habit of discipline. Any of these, and of others like them, when possessed by a nation, and no matter how generated, will give them a military advantage, and make them more likely to stay in the race of nations.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“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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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“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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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“We must not let daylight in upon the magic.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“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.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“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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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“He believes, with all his heart and soul and strength, that there is such a thing as truth; he has the soul of a martyr with the intellect of an advocate.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.”

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