Walter Bagehot: “It is all but necessary that certain members of the Cabinet should be…”

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It is all but necessary that certain members of the Cabinet should be exempt from its toil, and untouched by its excitement.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot argues that some Cabinet members should be free from the burdens of daily toil to maintain effectiveness.

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