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A Cabinet is elected by a legislature; and when that legislature is composed of fit persons, that mode of electing the executive is the very best.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgA Cabinet is elected by a legislature; and when that legislature is composed of fit persons, that mode of electing the executive is the very best.
Bagehot believes that a Cabinet elected by a competent legislature is the most effective way to choose an executive.
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