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I answer that the House of Lords must yield whenever the opinion of the Commons is also the opinion of the nation, and when it is clear that the nation has made up its mind.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot asserts that the House of Lords should yield when the Commons reflect the nation's opinion.
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