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It has what we may call a reserve of power fit for and needed by extreme exigencies.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “It has what we may call a reserve of power fit for and needed by extreme exigencies.”
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Bagehot describes the ability of a cabinet system to provide necessary power during extreme situations.
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