In these very essays it has been shown that the mass of our people would obey no one else, that the reverence she excites is the potential energy--as science now speaks--out of which all minor forces are made, and from which lesser functions take their efficiency.
Bagehot emphasizes the deep respect and loyalty the public has for the monarchy, which energizes the political system.
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