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Our War Office attempts what foreign War Offices (perhaps rightly) would not try at; their officers have means of incalculable force denied to ours, though ours is set to harder tasks.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot critiques the limitations of the British War Office compared to foreign counterparts, highlighting the challenges faced in military operations.
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