“An inability to stay quiet, an irritable desire to act directly, is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.Walter Bagehot
“[The British monarchy:] Its mystery is its life. We must not let in daylight upon magic. We must not bring the Queen into the combat of politics, or she will cease to be reverenced by all combatants.Walter Bagehot
“So long as the human heart is strong and the human reason weak, Royalty will be strong because it appeals to diffused feeling, and Republics weak because they appeal to understanding.Walter Bagehot
“The sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights—the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn.Walter Bagehot