Walter Bagehot: “We may in these happy nations weigh votes as well as count them…”

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We may in these happy nations weigh votes as well as count them, though in less favoured countries we can count only.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot notes that in well-functioning democracies, votes can be weighed for their significance, not just counted.

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Walter Bagehot: “We may in these happy nations weigh votes as well as count them, though in less favoured countries we can count only.”