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Walter Bagehot: So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism--despotism during the campaign--is indispensable.

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So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism--despotism during the campaign--is indispensable.
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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot argues that temporary despotism is necessary during wartime for effective governance.

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