Walter Bagehot: “Still no one, who examines the matter without prejudice, can say that…”

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Still no one, who examines the matter without prejudice, can say that the work is done perfectly.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot acknowledges the imperfections in the legislative work of the House of Lords.

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Walter Bagehot: “Still no one, who examines the matter without prejudice, can say that the work is done perfectly.”