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Walter Bagehot: It is, in substance, subjecting the whole nation to the rule of a section of the nation, selected because of its…

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It is, in substance, subjecting the whole nation to the rule of a section of the nation, selected because of its speciality.
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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot critiques the idea of a section of the nation ruling over the whole, highlighting issues of representation.

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