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It is indeed a singular example how natural business is to the English race, that the House of Lords works as well as it does.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “It is indeed a singular example how natural business is to the English race, that the House of Lords works as well as it…”
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Bagehot highlights the surprising effectiveness of the House of Lords in business matters, attributing it to the natural business instincts of the English.
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