Walter Bagehot's Quote - History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have gained a l

Quote by Walter Bagehot

History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have gained a l

History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have gained a little progressiveness at the cost of a great deal of hard manliness, and have thus prepared themselves for destruction as soon as the movements of the world gave a chance for it. – Walter Bagehot

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Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world. – Walter Bagehot

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What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind. – 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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