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Walter Bagehot Simulacrum

The English Constitution

19th century

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The Queen does not govern — the Cabinet governs. But the Cabinet governs because the people believe in the Crown. The mystification is the necessary condition of stable government. What does the dignified facade conceal, and what would happen if the efficient reality were made visible?

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