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But so much is evident: the House of Lords, for its own members, attains this object; it gives them a voice, it gives them what no competing plan does give them--POSITION.
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Walter Bagehot
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Bagehot notes that the House of Lords provides its members with a unique position and voice that other plans do not offer.
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