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The Parliament may be wiser than the people, and yet the king may be of the same mind with the people.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The Parliament may be wiser than the people, and yet the king may be of the same mind with the people.”
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Bagehot posits that Parliament can be more enlightened than the populace, yet the king may align with public sentiment.
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