Walter Bagehot: “But an observer who looks at the living reality will wonder at the…”

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But an observer who looks at the living reality will wonder at the contrast to the paper description.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot notes the disparity between theoretical descriptions of government and the actual living reality observed by an observer.

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Walter Bagehot: “But an observer who looks at the living reality will wonder at the contrast to the paper description.”