Walter Bagehot: “The change since 1865 is a change not in one point but in a thousand…”

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The change since 1865 is a change not in one point but in a thousand points; it is a change not of particular details but of pervading spirit.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot reflects on the profound and multifaceted changes in English politics since 1865.

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Walter Bagehot: “The change since 1865 is a change not in one point but in a thousand points; it is a change not of particular details…”