It is in the market-place of the country town, as we should now speak, and in petty matters concerning the market-town, that discussion began, and thither all the long train of its consequences may be traced back.
Bagehot discusses the significance of local markets as the birthplace of public discussion and political thought.
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And again, in political matters, how quickly a leading statesman can change the tone of the community!
But all men heed great results, and a change of Government is a great result.
Those who doubt should go out into their kitchens.
And, to the effectual maintenance of such a separation, the exclusion of the President's Ministers from the legislature is essential.
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