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The most dignified post in the State must be an object of contest to the great sections into which every active political community is divided.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgThe most dignified post in the State must be an object of contest to the great sections into which every active political community is divided.
Bagehot states that the most prestigious political position is contested among major political factions.
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