This is the conclusive, the swaying power of the moment, and of course, therefore, it had better be in the hands of a power both capable and impartial, than of a Premier who must in some degree be a partisan.
Bagehot argues that the decisive power during critical moments should reside with an impartial authority rather than a partisan Premier.
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Those who doubt should go out into their kitchens.
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