But I do not consider that, upon broad principle, and omitting legal technicalities, the House of Commons has any special function with regard to financial different from its functions with respect to other legislation.
Bagehot argues that the House of Commons does not have a unique financial function compared to its other legislative roles.
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If those persons be people of different temperaments, different ideas, and different educations, you have an almost infallible security that nothing, or almost nothing, will be done with excessive rapidity.
Perhaps such powers as these are what a wise man would most seek to exercise and least fear to possess.
No doubt this momentary gain is bought at a ruinous after-cost.
But the Jewish advantage never did so; beginning in religion, contrary to a thousand analogies, it remained religious.
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