Walter Bagehot: “The conscious support of the near and organised capital gave the Long…”

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The conscious support of the near and organised capital gave the Long Parliament a vigour and vitality which they could have found nowhere else.

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Bagehot asserts that the support from local capital was crucial for the Long Parliament's effectiveness.

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