"One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea."
― Walter Bagehot
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Nature
More From Walter Bagehot
- "So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism – despotism during the campaign – is indispensable."
- "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."
- "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."