But when the style of a periodical is once formed, the continuance of it is preserved by a much more despotic impulse than the tendency to imitation,--by the self-interest of the editor, who acts as trustee, if I may say so, for the subscribers.
Bagehot argues that the continuity of a periodical's style is driven by the editor's self-interest and reader expectations.
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