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Owing to very curious circumstances English parties have not alternated in power, as a good deal of speculation predicts they would, and a good deal of current language assumes they have.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “Owing to very curious circumstances English parties have not alternated in power, as a good deal of speculation predicts…”
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He discusses the unexpected stability of English political parties contrary to common speculation.
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