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Quote by Walter Bagehot
A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions

A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. – Walter Bagehot

Other quotes by Walter Bagehot

The most intellectual of men are moved quite as much by the circumstances which they are used to as by their own will. The active voluntary part of a man is very small, and if it were not economized by a sleepy kind of habit, its results would be null. – Walter Bagehot

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

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Family
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Walter Bagehot
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Politics
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I think things changed as a result of a certain perception of our politics. When we went through our zealous, self-righteous period it didnt exactly win us any friends. – Fred Frith

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In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions. – Catherine the Great

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Until politics are a branch of science we shall do well to regard political and social reforms as experiments rather than short-cuts to the millennium. – John B. S. Haldane

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Anyone in politics would like to have great economic numbers. – Terry McAuliffe

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