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.
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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.
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No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist.
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An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own.
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