The Vulgar Mind Always Mistakes The Exceptional

A Monarch Frequently Represents His Subjects Better That An Elected Assembly; And If He Is A Good Judge Of Character He Is Likely To Have More Capable And Loyal Advisers.

We Have Enslaved The Rest Of The Animal Creation, And Have Treated Our Distant Cousins In Fur And Feathers So Badly That Beyond Doubt, If They Were Able To Formulate A Religion, They Would Depict The Devil In Human Form.

A Nation Is A Society United By A Delusion About Its Ancestry And By Common Hatred Of Its Neighbours.

In Dealing With Englishmen You Can Be Sure Of One Thing Only, That The Logical Solution Will Not Be Adopted.

The Vulgar Mind Always Mistakes The Exceptional For The Important.