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Walter Bagehot: The Parliament, the laws, the press were human institutions; but the Monarchy was a Divine institution.

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The Parliament, the laws, the press were human institutions; but the Monarchy was a Divine institution.
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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot distinguishes between human and divine institutions in governance.

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