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It has so many poor men inside it, and so many rich men outside it, that its electioneering value is impaired.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “It has so many poor men inside it, and so many rich men outside it, that its electioneering value is impaired.”
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Bagehot critiques the imbalance in the electoral system due to the disparity between the wealthy and the poor.
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