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They will have to pay the bill for it; they will have to impose taxation, which is always disagreeable, or suggest loans, which, under ordinary circumstances, are shameful.
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Walter Bagehot
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He discusses the unpleasant choices that the Ministry faces when funding sanctioned expenditures.
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