Walter Bagehot: “Constitutional royalty under an active and half-insane king is one of…”

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Constitutional royalty under an active and half-insane king is one of the worst of Governments.

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Bagehot warns about the dangers of having a constitutional monarchy led by a king who is not mentally stable.

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Walter Bagehot: “Constitutional royalty under an active and half-insane king is one of the worst of Governments.”