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They said her power had decayed into non-existence; she once had it, they allowed, but it had ceased by long disuse.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “They said her power had decayed into non-existence; she once had it, they allowed, but it had ceased by long disuse.”
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Bagehot reflects on the diminishing power of the monarchy as perceived by the House of Lords.
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