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If we look at history, we shall find that it is only during the period of the present reign that in England the duties of a constitutional sovereign have ever been well performed.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “If we look at history, we shall find that it is only during the period of the present reign that in England the duties…”
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Bagehot reflects on the performance of constitutional sovereigns in England during the current reign.
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They have given what I may call a CONFIDENCE IN THE UNIVERSE.
They are above corruption because they are the corruptors.
And again, in political matters, how quickly a leading statesman can change the tone of the community!
Those who doubt should go out into their kitchens.
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