Macaulay tells us that "we cannot with any grounds of reason or propriety, set up our own constitution as the model which all other nations ought implicitly to follow, unless we are certain that it bestows the greatest possible happiness on the people which in the nature of things any government can bestow."

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Macaulay expresses the idea that we cannot simply assume that our own constitution is the best and should be followed by all other nations without being sure that it actually leads to the greatest happiness for the people it governs.

Macaulay Tells Us That "We Cannot with Any Grounds of Reason