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No doubt countries can be imagined in which the mass of the electors would be thoroughly competent to form good opinions; approximations to that state happily exist.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot acknowledges the potential for a competent electorate in some imagined countries, suggesting a hope for better governance.
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