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They say, We reject your Bill for this once or these twice, or even these thrice: but if you keep on sending it up, at last we won't reject it.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Bagehot illustrates the strategy of the House of Lords in dealing with repeated bills from the Commons.
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