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And each of those rich people was put forward by great parties whose notions were the notions of the rich--whose plans were their plans.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “And each of those rich people was put forward by great parties whose notions were the notions of the rich--whose plans…”
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He notes that political parties were largely driven by the interests of the wealthy, shaping their agendas accordingly.
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