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In consequence, at his death a new generation all at once started into life; the pre-'32 all at once died out.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “In consequence, at his death a new generation all at once started into life; the pre-'32 all at once died out.”
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Bagehot describes the emergence of a new political generation following the death of older leaders.
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