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Bagehot

American  
[baj-uht] / ˈbædʒ ət /

noun

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


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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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

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

From Washington Post

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

From Reuters

As the Victorian commentator Walter Bagehot wrote of royal mystique: “We must not let in the daylight upon magic.”

From New York Times

The interactions between what the 19th Century writer Walter Bagehot described as the "dignified" and "efficient" elements of a constitution - illustrated in the UK's model of governance.

From BBC