Walter Bagehot: “The life of the House is the worst of all lives--a life of distracting…”

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The life of the House is the worst of all lives--a life of distracting routine.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot describes the life of members of the House of Commons as one of exhausting routine.

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Walter Bagehot: “The life of the House is the worst of all lives--a life of distracting routine.”