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The wisest of them were anxious to get as much power for the central Government, and to leave as little to the local governments as they could.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The wisest of them were anxious to get as much power for the central Government, and to leave as little to the local…”
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Bagehot notes the framers' desire to empower the central government while minimizing local government power, revealing tensions in governance design.
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