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In every particular state of the world, those nations which are st

In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the strongest tend to be the best. – Walter Bagehot

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

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The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other. – 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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A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests. – Aristide Briand

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Bulls get rich, bears get rich, but pigs get slaughtered An Irishman is never at his best except when fighting. – Proverb

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Switzerland is a curst, selfish, swinish country of brutes, placed in the most romantic region of the world. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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