The House and the country are the sentient frame governing the mind of the politician more than his ideas.
He cannot think independently of them:--nor I of my natural anatomy.

You will test the truth of that after your omelette and piquette, and marvel at the quitting of your line of route for Paris.

As soon as the mind attempts to think independently, it is like a kite with the cord cut, and performs a series of darts and frisks, that have the look of wildest liberty till you see it fall flat to earth.

The openness of his mind is most honourable to him.' 'Ominous for his party.' 'Likely to be good for his country.' 'That is the question.' 'Prepare to encounter it.

In politics I am with the active minority on behalf of the inert but suffering majority.