"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."
― Walter Bagehot
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Government
More From Walter Bagehot
- "The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards."
- "No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist."
- "A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
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- "I’m not afraid of computers taking over the world."― Thom Yorke
- "The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse."― James Madison
- "The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."― Ayn Rand