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Walter Bagehot: The support of the main aristocracy held together the bulk of the deferential classes, but it held them together…

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The support of the main aristocracy held together the bulk of the deferential classes, but it held them together imperfectly, uneasily, and unwillingly.
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Walter Bagehot

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This statement discusses the fragile unity among the aristocracy and the deferential classes in England.

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