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It is said to be unreasonable that Liverpool should return only the same number of members as King's Lynn or Lyme Regis; but upon the voluntary plan, Liverpool could come down to King's Lynn.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “It is said to be unreasonable that Liverpool should return only the same number of members as King's Lynn or Lyme Regis…”
Editor's note · Context
Bagehot critiques the perceived unfairness of representation between large and small constituencies.
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