"If Mr. Gladstone fell into the Thames, that would be a misfortune; and if anybody pulled him out, that would be a calamity."

"The age of chivalry is past. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever."

"At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists."

"Party is organised opinion."

"If you don't believe in magic, then you can't believe in reality."