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Accordingly, it is believed that the principal characteristics of the English Constitution are inapplicable in countries where the materials for a monarchy or an aristocracy do not exist.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot argues that the characteristics of the English Constitution cannot be applied to nations lacking the necessary societal structures for monarchy or aristocracy.
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