One Cannot Make Men Good By Act

The Peculiar Essence Of Our Banking System Is An Unprecedented Trust Between Man And Man. And When That Trust Is Much Weakened By Hidden Causes, A Small Accident May Greatly Hurt It, And A Great Accident For A Moment May Almost Destroy It.

Every Banker Knows That If He Has To Prove That He Is Worthy Of Credit, However Good May Be His Arguments, In Fact His Credit Is Gone: But What We Have Requires No Proof.

What Impresses Men Is Not Mind, But The Result Of Mind.

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.

It Has Been Said That England Invented The Phrase, 'her Majesty's Opposition'; That It Was The First Government Which Made A Criticism Of Administration As Much A Part Of The Polity As Administration Itself. This Critical Opposition Is The Consequence Of Cabinet Government.