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In many existing constituencies the disfranchisement of minorities is hopeless and chronic.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “In many existing constituencies the disfranchisement of minorities is hopeless and chronic.”
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Bagehot discusses the persistent issue of minority disenfranchisement in electoral constituencies.
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