Walter Bagehot: “The nation feels that its judgment is important, and it strives to…”

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The nation feels that its judgment is important, and it strives to judge.

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Bagehot observes that the nation feels its judgment is crucial and strives to form it.

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Walter Bagehot: “The nation feels that its judgment is important, and it strives to judge.”