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We have come to believe that it is natural to have a virtuous sovereign, and that the domestic virtues are as likely to be found on thrones as they are eminent when there.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot reflects on the common belief in the virtue of monarchs, challenging the assumption that they inherently possess domestic virtues.
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