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Nothing, perhaps, would more surprise the English people than if the Queen by a coup d'etat and on a sudden destroyed a Ministry firm in the allegiance and secure of a majority in Parliament.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot suggests that the English public would be shocked by a sudden and forceful action by the Queen against a stable government.
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