Walter Bagehot: “The middle class element has gained greatly by the second change, and…”

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The middle class element has gained greatly by the second change, and the aristocratic element has lost greatly.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot discusses the significant gains of the middle class and the losses of the aristocracy following political reforms.

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Walter Bagehot: “The middle class element has gained greatly by the second change, and the aristocratic element has lost greatly.”