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A House of Commons cannot afford to be above its own constituencies in intelligence, knowledge, or patriotism.”(242) In all this the element of truth is profound enough.
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John Morley
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Morley asserts the importance of a House of Commons that reflects the intelligence and patriotism of its constituents.
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