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This course gave at the time great dissatisfaction to the party; notwithstanding that I believe it saved the existence of the House of Lords at the time, and the Constitution of the country.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot discusses the dissatisfaction his political course caused, while believing it was necessary for the House of Lords' survival.
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