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And so there is one too which a sovereign assembly will never permit to be lessened or ridiculed--its own power.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “And so there is one too which a sovereign assembly will never permit to be lessened or ridiculed--its own power.”
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Bagehot highlights that a sovereign assembly will fiercely protect its own authority and power.
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