Walter Bagehot, (1826-1877) British journalist, businessman, essayist Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-4] of 4 Walter Bagehot quotesWalter Bagehot QuotesWalter Bagehot The cardinal maxim is, that any aid to a present bad Bank is the surest mode of preventing the establishment of a future good Bank.~ Walter Bagehot So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience tells them it is wrong.~ Walter Bagehot A democratic despotism is like a theocracy: it assumes its own correctness.~ Walter Bagehot Persecution in intellectual countries produces a superficial conformity, but also underneath an intense, incessant, implacable doubt.~ Walter Bagehot Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print