“So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable.”
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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.
The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist.