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Walter Bagehot: Half the boroughs in England are represented by considerable landowners, and when rent is in question, as in the cattle…

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Half the boroughs in England are represented by considerable landowners, and when rent is in question, as in the cattle case, they think more of themselves than of those who sent them.
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Walter Bagehot

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This statement reflects Bagehot's observation on the self-interest of landowners in Parliament regarding rent issues.

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