# Bagehot — The New State character guide

> Bagehot in The New State by Mary Parker Follett.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0020-xvii-democracy-not-the-majority-our-political-fallacy

## Who they are

English journalist and constitutional theorist, cited for his work on the English constitution.

## In the story

### [XVIII: Democracy Not the Crowd: Our Popular Delusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xviii-democracy-not-the-crowd-our-popular-delusion)

Criticized for overemphasizing the imitative part of human nature, placing him in the crowd school.

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