Political literatureOne of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.Walter Bagehot1872★ 3.7
Political literatureYou may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor.... Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to think other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.Walter Bagehot1856★ 3.5
Political literatureThe most melancholy of human reflections, perhaps, is that, on the whole, it is a question whether the benevolence of mankind does most good or harm.Walter Bagehot1872★ 3.5