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He is the person most interested in maintaining his administration, and therefore the most likely person to use efficiently and dexterously the power by which it is to be maintained.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “He is the person most interested in maintaining his administration, and therefore the most likely person to use…”
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Bagehot argues that the Premier has a vested interest in maintaining their administration's stability.
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