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It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. – Walter Bagehot

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The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights — the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others. – Walter Bagehot

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Royalty, Kings, Queens
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A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it. – Walter Bagehot

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Parliament
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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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War
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History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior. – Vladimir Putin

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When the news is good, the BBC view is: Get the government out of the picture quickly, dont allow them to say anything about it. When the news is bad: Lets all dump on the government. – Iain Duncan Smith

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Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people. – Andrew Cuomo

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A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician whos been dead for 15 years. – Harry S. Truman

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Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them. – Thomas Hardy

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It takes seventeen muscles to smile and forty-three to frown. – Author Unknown

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And I like asking questions, to keep learning people with big egos might not want to look unsure. – Heston Blumenthal

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