Walter Bagehot: “Yet a constitutional prince is the man who is most tempted to…”

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Yet a constitutional prince is the man who is most tempted to pleasure, and the least forced to business.

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Walter Bagehot

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This quote reflects Bagehot's view on the inherent challenges faced by constitutional princes in balancing pleasure and duty.

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Walter Bagehot: “Yet a constitutional prince is the man who is most tempted to pleasure, and the least forced to business.”