Walter Bagehot: “The most evil case of the royal form is far worse than the most evil…”

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The most evil case of the royal form is far worse than the most evil case of the unroyal.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot argues that the worst outcomes of a royal government can be more detrimental than those of a non-royal one.

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Walter Bagehot: “The most evil case of the royal form is far worse than the most evil case of the unroyal.”