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They are solely concerned with his attractiveness as a candidate; they need not regard his efficiency as a ruler.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Bagehot emphasizes that the selection of a candidate often prioritizes their public appeal over their actual effectiveness as a leader.
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It is absurd to choose by contested party election an impartial chooser of Ministers.
He could have found the truth as a statesman just as he found it when a judge; but he never did find it.
The nation then selected the English policy, but the Crown chose the English Ministers.
Those who doubt should go out into their kitchens.
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