Quote by Walter Bagehot
An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle. - Wa

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle. – Walter Bagehot

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The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards. – Walter Bagehot

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