[W]hatever is unnecessary in government is pernicious. - Walter Bagehot

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[W]hatever is unnecessary in government is pernicious.

Walter Bagehot

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Walter Bagehot (February 3 1826 – March 24 1877) was an English businessman, essayist and journalist who wrote about literature, government and economics.

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