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Their demagogues will inculcate, their newspapers will recount, that the rule of the existing dynasty (the people) is better than the rule of the fallen dynasty (the aristocracy).
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “Their demagogues will inculcate, their newspapers will recount, that the rule of the existing dynasty (the people) is…”
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He notes that demagogues will promote the idea that the current rule is superior to the previous aristocracy.
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