Walter Bagehot: “It is incredibly difficult to get a revising assembly, because it is…”

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It is incredibly difficult to get a revising assembly, because it is difficult to find a class of respected revisers.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot highlights the difficulty in establishing a respected revising assembly.

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Walter Bagehot: “It is incredibly difficult to get a revising assembly, because it is difficult to find a class of respected revisers.”