Walter Bagehot

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.Walter Bagehot

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.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.Walter Bagehot

No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist.Walter Bagehot

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.Walter Bagehot

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.Walter Bagehot

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable.Walter Bagehot

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.Walter Bagehot

The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.Walter Bagehot

Walter Bagehot was a famous English journalist and businessman, who was born on February 3, 1826. As a person born on this date, Walter Bagehot is listed in our database as the 66th most popular celebrity for the day (February 3) and the 5th most popular for the year (1826).

People born on February 3 fall under the Zodiac sign of Aquarius, the Water Bearer. Walter Bagehot is the 1922nd most popular Aquarius.

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