The characteristic danger of great nations, like the Romans or the English, which have a long history of continuous creation, is that they may at last fail from not comprehending the great institutions which they have created.


in Fortnightly Review 1 November 1876

Walter Bagehot Quotes

The characteristic danger of great nations, like the Romans or the English, which have a long history of continuous creation, is that they may at...

The characteristic danger of great nations, like the Romans or the English, which have a long history of continuous creation, is that they may at...

The characteristic danger of great nations, like the Romans or the English, which have a long history of continuous creation, is that they may at...

The characteristic danger of great nations, like the Romans or the English, which have a long history of continuous creation, is that they may at...