Walter Bagehot: “The moderate Conservatives and the moderate Radicals have maintained a…”

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The moderate Conservatives and the moderate Radicals have maintained a steady Government by a sufficiently coherent union with the moderate Whigs.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot notes the role of moderate factions in maintaining a stable government through cooperation.

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Walter Bagehot: “The moderate Conservatives and the moderate Radicals have maintained a steady Government by a sufficiently coherent…”