"No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist."
― Walter Bagehot
Topic(s):
Death
More From Walter Bagehot
- "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 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."
- "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."
More In Death
- "The essence of the Hebrew Bible, transmitted by Christianity, is separation: between life and death, nature and God, good and evil, man and woman, and the holy and the profane."― Dennis Prager
- "People want the right to die at a time of their own choosing. Too many families have watched helplessly as a relative dies slowly, longing for death."― Polly Toynbee
- "All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom."― Isabel Allende