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But the Lords are those who give social bribes, and not those who take them.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “But the Lords are those who give social bribes, and not those who take them.”
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Bagehot critiques the role of the Lords in British society, suggesting they are the ones who influence social norms through their power.
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