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It should be observed, too, in fairness to the unroyal species of Cabinet government, that it is exempt from one of the greatest and most characteristic defects of the royal species.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot discusses the advantages of a non-royal cabinet government compared to a royal one.
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