The supreme court of the English people ought to be a great conspicuous tribunal, ought to rule all other courts, ought to have no competitor, ought to bring our law into unity, ought not to be hidden beneath the robes of a legislative assembly.
Bagehot advocates for a singular, prominent supreme court to unify the law and eliminate competition.
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