Walter Bagehot: “There has been a change of the sort which, above all, generates other…”

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There has been a change of the sort which, above all, generates other changes--a change of generation.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot discusses how generational shifts can lead to widespread changes in politics.

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Walter Bagehot: “There has been a change of the sort which, above all, generates other changes--a change of generation.”