Walter Bagehot: “The common notion evidently fails, that it is a bulwark against…”

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The common notion evidently fails, that it is a bulwark against imminent revolution.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot critiques the common belief that the English Constitution effectively prevents revolution.

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Walter Bagehot: “The common notion evidently fails, that it is a bulwark against imminent revolution.”