Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.

Quote by Walter Bagehot

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

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

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

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

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

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

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of...

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of...

Money is economic power.

Money is economic power.

No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of...

No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of...

Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.

Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during...

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during...

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light...

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light...

The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will...

The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will...

Writers, like teeth, are divided into incisors and grinders.

Writers, like teeth, are divided into incisors and grinders.

I started out by believing God for a newer car than the one I was...

I started out by believing God for a newer car than the one I was...

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who...

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who...

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind ... more deeply....

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind ... more deeply....

In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail...

In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail...

You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is...

You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is...

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds...

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds...

You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is...

You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is...

Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women...

Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women...

Woman absent is woman dead.

Woman absent is woman dead.