Walter Bagehot: “The very nature, too, as has been seen, of the Lords in the English…”

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The very nature, too, as has been seen, of the Lords in the English Constitution, shows that it cannot stop revolution.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot claims that the structure of the House of Lords inherently prevents it from stopping a revolution.

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Walter Bagehot: “The very nature, too, as has been seen, of the Lords in the English Constitution, shows that it cannot stop revolution.”