Walter Bagehot: “Every class chamber, every minority chamber, so to speak, feels weak…”

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Every class chamber, every minority chamber, so to speak, feels weak and helpless when the nation is excited.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot notes that minority chambers feel powerless when the nation is excited and unified.

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Walter Bagehot: “Every class chamber, every minority chamber, so to speak, feels weak and helpless when the nation is excited.”