For the most part, a constitutional king is a DAMAGED common man; not forced to business by necessity as a despot often is, but yet spoiled for business by most of the temptations which spoil a despot.
Bagehot characterizes a constitutional king as a flawed individual, shaped by both privilege and the burdens of leadership.
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