Walter Bagehot: “They looked to the sovereign as the Government, and to the sovereign…”

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They looked to the sovereign as the Government, and to the sovereign only.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot points out that many people viewed the sovereign as the sole embodiment of government authority.

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Walter Bagehot: “They looked to the sovereign as the Government, and to the sovereign only.”