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The great majority of the peers do none of their appointed work, and could do none of it; but a minority--a minority never so large and never so earnest as in this age--do it, and do it well.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot critiques the effectiveness of the House of Lords, highlighting the disparity between active and inactive peers.
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