Walter Bagehot: “And if the storm blows strongly enough to do so much, in all…”

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And if the storm blows strongly enough to do so much, in all likelihood it will blow strongly enough to do much more.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot suggests that a strong political storm could lead to significant changes in the House of Lords.

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Walter Bagehot: “And if the storm blows strongly enough to do so much, in all likelihood it will blow strongly enough to do much more.”