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The American Government calls itself a Government of the supreme people; but at a quick crisis, the time when a sovereign power is most needed, you cannot FIND the supreme people.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot argues that the American system fails to identify the 'supreme people' when swift action is necessary.
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