Walter Bagehot: “It is very natural, therefore, that the most useful parts of the…”

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It is very natural, therefore, that the most useful parts of the structure of government should by no means be those which excite the most reverence.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot asserts that the most revered parts of government may not be the most practical or useful.

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