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They treated as a great political event, what, looked at as a matter of pure business, was very small indeed.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “They treated as a great political event, what, looked at as a matter of pure business, was very small indeed.”
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Bagehot comments on the public's perception of royal events as significant political moments, despite their trivial nature.
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