Walter Bagehot: “Objectors say we spend much more on our army than the great military…”

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Objectors say we spend much more on our army than the great military monarchies, and yet with an inferior result.

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Bagehot discusses the perception that England spends excessively on its military with less favorable outcomes compared to other monarchies.

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Walter Bagehot: “Objectors say we spend much more on our army than the great military monarchies, and yet with an inferior result.”