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The first two Georges were men ignorant of English, and wholly unfit to guide and lead English society.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgThe first two Georges were men ignorant of English, and wholly unfit to guide and lead English society.
Bagehot critiques the first two Georges for their lack of understanding of English society.
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