...highest classes must, as such, have more political ability than the lower classes. A life of labor, and incomplete education, a monotonous occupation, a career...greater than that of founding a deferential nation. Respect is traditional; it is given not to what is proved to be good, but to what is- known to be old....

...most impressive part — the part that they know — culminates. The mass of the English people arc politically contented as well as politically deferential....the respectful country ; you can only use the worst wheje every man thinks he is as good as every other. It is evident that no difficulty can be greater...

...; and the highest classes must, as such, have more political ability than the lower classes. A lite of labour, an incomplete education, a monotonous occupation,...greater than that of founding a deferential nation. Respect is traditional ; it is given not to what is proved to be good, but to what is known to be old....

...highest classes must, as such, have more political ability than the lower classes. A life of labor, an incomplete education, a monotonous occupation,...greater than that of founding a deferential nation. Respect is traditional : it is given not to what is proved to be good, but to what is known to be old....

...existence; who cannot lead the life that becomes a man. But the most miserable of these classen *io not impute their misery to politics. If a political...greater than that of founding a deferential nation. Respect is traditional; it is given not to what is proved to be good, but to what is known to be old....

...highest classes must, as such, have more political ability than the lower classes. A life of labor, an incomplete education, a monotonous occupation,...greater than that of founding a deferential nation. Respect is traditional; it is given not to what is proved to be good, but to what is known to be old....

...have more political ability than the lower classes. \ 208 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION A life of labor, an incomplete education, a monotonous occupation,...greater than that of founding a deferential nation. Respect is traditional; it is given not to what is proved to be good, but to what is known to be old....

...Government than any kind of democratic country, because it is more suited to political excellence. ... A country of respectful poor, though far less happy...where every man thinks he is as good as every other." Such a doctrine Lord Lansdowne would hardly dare to proclaim to-day. II shall contend, on the contrary,...

...rules that society, in whom all its most impressive part — the part that they know — culminates. The mass of the English people are politically contented...greater than that of founding a deferential nation. Respect is traditional ; it is given not to what is proved to be good, but to what is known to be old....

...wishes to be ruled by the less numerous wiser part. * * * A country of respectful poor," he observed, "though far less happy than where there are no poor...nevertheless far more fitted for the best government." As the franchise was repeatedly extended, the British poor became somewhat less like the "miserable...