They wished that the shipping trade, the wool trade, the linen trade, should each have their spokesman; that the unsectional Parliament should know what each section in the nation thought before it gave the national decision.
This quote illustrates the desire for representation of various economic interests in Parliament.
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They are above corruption because they are the corruptors.
The moderate people of every party must combine to support the Government which, on the whole, suits every party best.
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