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The sovereignty of the principal matters of State has rested not with the highest Government, but with the subordinate Government.
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Walter Bagehot
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Editor's note · Context
This quote reflects Bagehot's view on the distribution of sovereignty in government, suggesting that local governments hold more power than the central authority.
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