Bagehot

American  

[baj-uht] / ˈbædʒ ət /

noun

1. Walter, 1826–77, English economist, political journalist, and critic.

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Bagehot British  

/ ˈbædʒət /

noun

1. Walter . 1826–77, English economist and journalist: editor of The Economist ; author of The English Constitution (1867) Physics and Politics (1872), and Lombard Street (1873)

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Bagehot

What Bagehot actually said was that a central bank must face down a panic by lending freely at a high rate of interest to solvent banks against good collateral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

The British monarchy, according to the Victorian writer Walter Bagehot, “is commonly hidden like a mystery, and sometimes paraded like a pageant.”

From New York Times ● May 6, 2023

The British sage Walter Bagehot wrote that monarchy runs on a magic that cannot stand the scrutiny of daylight.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023

Some 150 years ago, the acclaimed constitutional writer Walter Bagehot wrote that the British monarchy needed reverence and mystery.

From Reuters ● Jan. 10, 2023

Bagehot once said that it was the business of the English Prime Minister to have more common sense than any man.

From Dr. Johnson and His Circle by John Cann Bailey