The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours,…

History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have…

[Of Guizot] A Puritan born in France by mistake.

The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than…

A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to…

All the inducements of early society tend to foster immediate…

So long as war is the main business of nations,…

A cabinet is a combining committee, — a hyphen which…

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say…

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.