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With an Assembly in this temper, real discussion is impossible, and Parliamentary government is impossible too, because the Parliament can neither choose men nor measures.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot critiques the chaotic nature of the French Assembly, arguing that such an environment hinders effective parliamentary governance.
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