I do not mean to overstate the point. Britain is hardly on the verge of collapse and her institutions remain intact. There are still not a few Brits who value the wisdom of old. But the mixture of sound tradition and sober modern liberty which was the glory of Britain is much diminished. That is surely a loss for all of us who value sturdy constitutionalism, and not just the citizens of the United Kingdom, the first home of modern liberty in the world.
