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The most accomplished men in each department might then, without irrelevant considerations of family and of fortune, have been added to the Chamber of Review.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The most accomplished men in each department might then, without irrelevant considerations of family and of fortune…”
Editor's note · Context
This statement reflects Bagehot's belief that merit, rather than social status, should determine membership in the House of Lords.
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