Quotes: Index by Author A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - ZWalter Bagehot Quotes 1-4 out of 4 | The cardinal maxim is, that any aid to a present bad Bank is the surest mode of preventing the establishment of a future good Bank. | So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience tells them it is wrong. | A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness. | Persecution in intellectual countries produces a superficial conformity, but also underneath an intense, incessant, implacable doubt. |
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