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But of all odd forms of government, the oddest really is government by a PUBLIC MEETING.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But of all odd forms of government, the oddest really is government by a PUBLIC MEETING.”
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He critiques the peculiar nature of governance that relies on public meetings.
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