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And the blame thus cast on the American Constitution is so much praise to be given to the American political character.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “And the blame thus cast on the American Constitution is so much praise to be given to the American political character.”
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Bagehot suggests that criticisms of the American Constitution reflect positively on the political character of its people.
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