... was it Churchill or possibly Bagehot who said something along the lines of:
"The British system is the worst in the World - apart from all the others....."
Churchill was quoting Aristotle when he said that "Democracy is the worst of all political systems" and then added his own rider "...apart from the rest."
Aristotle of course considered Aristocracy (i.e. Rule by the Best) as the best system. By which he meant rule by those (...the Aristos) who had the intellect, purest morality and time to devote to government.
People like himself of course.
