These reasonings show why a changing Parliamentary head, a head changing as the Ministry changes, is a necessity of good Parliamentary government, and there is happily a natural provision that there will be such heads.
Bagehot highlights the necessity of a changing Parliamentary head for effective governance.
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The nation then selected the English policy, but the Crown chose the English Ministers.
We have thus a whole group of ancient republics of non-Aryan race, and one which, being more ancient than the classical republics, could not have borrowed from or imitated them.
The moderate people of every party must combine to support the Government which, on the whole, suits every party best.
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