Now, beforehand, no one would have ventured to suggest that a committee of Parliament on foreign relations should be able to commit the country to the greatest international obligations without consulting either Parliament or the country.
Bagehot critiques the idea of parliamentary committees having the power to commit the country to international obligations without broader consultation.
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