Walter Bagehot: “Again, too, on the selfishness of Parliament an extrinsic check is…”

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Again, too, on the selfishness of Parliament an extrinsic check is clearly more efficient than an intrinsic.

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Walter Bagehot

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He suggests that external checks on Parliament's self-interest are more effective than internal ones.

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Walter Bagehot: “Again, too, on the selfishness of Parliament an extrinsic check is clearly more efficient than an intrinsic.”