Walter Bagehot: “In a year or two the American public would have had it forced upon…”

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In a year or two the American public would have had it forced upon them in every form till they must have comprehended it.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot predicts that the American public will eventually grasp important political concepts through persistent exposure.

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Walter Bagehot: “In a year or two the American public would have had it forced upon them in every form till they must have comprehended…”