Walter Bagehot: “It is a power only to be used on great occasions, when the object is…”

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It is a power only to be used on great occasions, when the object is immense, and the party strife unmitigated.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot emphasizes that the power to create peers should be reserved for significant occasions.

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Walter Bagehot: “It is a power only to be used on great occasions, when the object is immense, and the party strife unmitigated.”