Walter Bagehot: “It is very important to see that a good administration can be started…”

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It is very important to see that a good administration can be started without a sovereign, because some colonial statesmen have doubted it.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot argues that a good administration can function without a sovereign, countering colonial doubts.

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Walter Bagehot: “It is very important to see that a good administration can be started without a sovereign, because some colonial…”