So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism – despotism during the campaign – is indispensable. – Walter Bagehot
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders. – Walter Bagehot

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism – despotism during the campaign – is indispensable. – Walter Bagehot
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders. – Walter Bagehot
Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world. – Walter Bagehot
The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other peoples minds. – Walter Bagehot