We should have a manlier and plainer way of dealing with foreign policy, if Ministers were obliged to explain clearly their foreign contracts before they were valid, just as they have to explain their domestic proposals before they can become laws.
Bagehot advocates for a more straightforward approach to foreign policy discussions, akin to domestic legislative processes.
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