Walter Bagehot: “Even if there had been no Reform Act, this single cause would have…”

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Even if there had been no Reform Act, this single cause would have effected grave alterations.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot argues that even in the absence of the Reform Act, other factors would have led to significant political changes.

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Walter Bagehot: “Even if there had been no Reform Act, this single cause would have effected grave alterations.”