In a progressive country change is constant; and the great question is, not whether you… — Benjamin Disraeli

In a progressive country change is constant; and the great question is, not whether you should resist change which is inevitable, but whether that change should be carried out in deference to the manners, the customs, the laws, the traditions of the people, or in deference to abstract principles and arbitrary and general doctrines.

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Disraeli, Benjamin. Speech on Reform Bill of 1867. Conservative Banquet. 29 Oct. 1867, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

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