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War Both Needs And Generates Certain Virtues; Not The Highest, But What May Be Called The Preliminary Virtues, As Valor, Veracity, The Spirit Of Obedience, The Habit Of Discipline. Any Of These, And Of Others Like Them, When Possessed By A Nation, And No Matter How Generated, Will Give Them A Military Advantage, And Make Them More Likely To Stay In The Race Of Nations.

The Best Security For People's Doing Their Duty Is That They Should Not Know Anything Else To Do.

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.

The Characteristic Merit Of The English Constitutions Is, That Its Dignified Parts Are Very Complicated And Somewhat Imposing, Very Old And Rather Venerable, While Its Efficient Part, At Least When In Great And Critical Action, Is Decidedly Simple And Modern.

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 That It Is Wrong.