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In proportion as you give it power it will inquire into everything, settle everything, meddle in everything.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “In proportion as you give it power it will inquire into everything, settle everything, meddle in everything.”
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Bagehot asserts that as Parliament gains power, it will become increasingly involved in all aspects of governance.
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