Walter Bagehot: “But though this superstition prevents the election of rulers, it…”

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But though this superstition prevents the election of rulers, it renders possible the existence of unelected rulers.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot argues that while superstition hinders elections, it allows for the existence of unelected rulers.

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Walter Bagehot: “But though this superstition prevents the election of rulers, it renders possible the existence of unelected rulers.”