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Bagehot

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Bage·hot  (bjt), Walter 1826-1877.
British economist, social scientist, and journalist who wrote The English Constitution (1867), an analysis of the comparative powers of the branches of British government.
Bagehot [ˈbædʒət]
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(Biographies / Bagehot, Walter (1826-1877) M, English, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist, WRITING: journalist, WRITING: author) Walter. 1826-77, English economist and journalist: editor of
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MANY years ago, 1950s, I purchased a book entitled The British Constitution written by eminent Victorian Walter Bagehot.
Queen and veto; yourLETTERS by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The Queen is our head of state but the monarchy belongs to what Walter Bagehot described in 1867 as the "dignified" part of our constitution.
Keep power in House; Your Say by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
More than 100 years ago, the conservative Bagehot was in no doubt about the value of monarchy: "The use of a queen, in a dignified capacity, is incalculable.
History says keep mum, like the Queen by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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