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... to the jangled mass of men , with a thousand pursuits , a thousand interests , a thousand various habits . Public opinion , as it is said , rules ; and public opinion is the opinion 2 The Character of Sir Robert Peel .
... to the jangled mass of men , with a thousand pursuits , a thousand interests , a thousand various habits . Public opinion , as it is said , rules ; and public opinion is the opinion 2 The Character of Sir Robert Peel .
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Walter Bagehot Richard Holt Hutton. said , rules ; and public opinion is the opinion of the average man . Fox used to say of Burke : ' Burke is a wise man ; but he is wise too soon . ' The average man will not bear this . He is a cool ...
Walter Bagehot Richard Holt Hutton. said , rules ; and public opinion is the opinion of the average man . Fox used to say of Burke : ' Burke is a wise man ; but he is wise too soon . ' The average man will not bear this . He is a cool ...
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... rule of escape , explains the great historian , ' Stay still , don't move ; do what you have been accustomed to do , and consult your grandmother on everything . ' In 1812 the English people were all persuaded of this theory . Mr ...
... rule of escape , explains the great historian , ' Stay still , don't move ; do what you have been accustomed to do , and consult your grandmother on everything . ' In 1812 the English people were all persuaded of this theory . Mr ...
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... rule of the House of Lords was rather mediate than direct . By those various means of influence and social patronage and op- pression which are familiar to a wealthy and high - bred aristocracy , the highest members of it , of course ...
... rule of the House of Lords was rather mediate than direct . By those various means of influence and social patronage and op- pression which are familiar to a wealthy and high - bred aristocracy , the highest members of it , of course ...
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... rule in that generation , he would undoubtedly have selected Sir Robert . He was rich , decorous , laborious , and had devoted himself regularly to the task . There was no other such man . It was likely , at least to superficial ...
... rule in that generation , he would undoubtedly have selected Sir Robert . He was rich , decorous , laborious , and had devoted himself regularly to the task . There was no other such man . It was likely , at least to superficial ...
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