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If a party in power were so foolish as to choose a weak man for its head, it would cease to be in power.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “If a party in power were so foolish as to choose a weak man for its head, it would cease to be in power.”
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Bagehot warns that a political party risks losing power if it selects a weak leader.
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