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From a consideration of these functions, it follows that we are ruled by the House of Commons; we are, indeed, so used to be so ruled, that it does not seem to be at all strange.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “From a consideration of these functions, it follows that we are ruled by the House of Commons; we are, indeed, so used…”
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Bagehot reflects on the dominance of the House of Commons in the British political system.
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