Walter Bagehot: “In fact, the mass of the English people yield a deference rather to…”

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In fact, the mass of the English people yield a deference rather to something else that to their rulers.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot observes that the English people often show deference to societal influences rather than their rulers.

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Walter Bagehot: “In fact, the mass of the English people yield a deference rather to something else that to their rulers.”