But, with this exception, an aristocracy is necessarily inferior in business to the classes nearer business; and it is not, therefore, a suitable class, if we had our choice of classes, out of which to frame a chamber for revising matters of business.
Bagehot critiques the aristocracy's suitability for business, suggesting they are inferior to those closer to business practices.
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