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On the contrary, he was the slave of his own imagination; there was a kind of mystic enchantment in vicinity to the monarch which divested him of his ordinary nature.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Bagehot describes the psychological effects of proximity to monarchy on a statesman's behavior and decision-making.
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