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But a government by discussion, if it can be borne, at once breaks down the yoke of fixed custom.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But a government by discussion, if it can be borne, at once breaks down the yoke of fixed custom.”
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Bagehot argues that a government based on discussion can challenge established customs.
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