But I proved likewise that the temper, the disposition, and the faculties then needful to fit a constitutional monarch for usefulness were very rare, at least as rare as the faculties of a great absolute monarch, and that a common man in that place is apt to do at least as much harm as good--perhaps more harm.
Bagehot warns that a common man in the role of a constitutional monarch can cause more harm than good due to the rarity of necessary qualities.
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