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The counties not only elect landowners, which is natural, and perhaps wise, but also elect only landowners OF THEIR OWN COUNTY, which is absurd.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot critiques the absurdity of counties electing only local landowners, limiting broader representation.
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