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The President and the Assembly, so far from being (as it is essential to good government that they should be) on terms of close union, were not on terms of common courtesy.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The President and the Assembly, so far from being (as it is essential to good government that they should be) on terms…”
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Bagehot highlights the lack of cooperation between the President and the Assembly, which is essential for good governance.
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